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First published 2020 by Cornell University Press

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Rury, John L., 1951– author.

Title: Creating the suburban school advantage : race, localism, and inequality in an American metropolis / John L. Rury.

Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020. | Series: Histories of American education | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019032213 (print) | LCCN 2019032214 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501748394 (cloth) | ISBN 9781501748400 (epub) | ISBN 9781501748417 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Suburban schools—Missouri—Kansas City Metropolitan Area—History. | Suburban schools—Kansas—Johnson County—History. | Discrimination in education—Missouri—Kansas City Metropolitan Area—History. | Discrimination in education—Kansas—Johnson County—History. | Racism in education—Missouri—Kansas City Metropolitan Area—History. | Racism in education—Kansas—Johnson County—History. | Educational equalization—Missouri—Kansas City Metropolitan Area—History. | Educational equalization—Kansas—Johnson County—History.

Classification: LCC LA318.K2 R87 2020 (print) | LCC LA318.K2 (ebook) | DDC 371.0109778/411—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019032213

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019032214