An Analysis of the Factors Explaining the Different Degrees of Participation by Catholic Groups and Public School Groups in the Campaign for The South Bronx High School, 1966-1967
Abstract
On a May evening in 1966 a group of South Bronx community leaders came together at the urging of Saul Nimowitz, community organizer for East Side House Settlement. Late into the night they discussed an idea which was revolutionary yet, at the same time, quite ordinary. Ordinary because they were mapping out a plan for the establishment of a new school, something which is a fairly common occurrence throughout the City; revolutionary because they were laying the foundations for an extensive campaign of community involvement which would bring an academic high school to the South Bronx. The novel components in their plan, viz., South Bronx community involvement and a South Bronx High School, seemed mere childish fantasy to some; but to those of greater heart, the creation of the new South Bronx High School was a challenge which had to be faced.
Subject Area
Social work|Secondary education|Education Policy|Religion
Recommended Citation
Boyle, Patrick J, "An Analysis of the Factors Explaining the Different Degrees of Participation by Catholic Groups and Public School Groups in the Campaign for The South Bronx High School, 1966-1967" (1968). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30359837.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30359837
