Preface : No I'm not kidding -- Yes, there is an answer -- Phony grades -- The culture of black poverty -- The trauma of black poverty -- The parents -- The teachers -- The testing class : no administrator, politician, reformer, or dollar left behind -- The sports trap for the poor black student -- Charter schools : more of the same -- Tell the truth : evaluations that work -- Education for (middle-class) life -- The choice : Washington or Du Bois, vocational or college prep -- Triage : remediation for misbehavior and academic shortfall -- Strengthening the family : jobs and early support
