Start your review of five miles away a world apart one city two schools and the story of educational opportunity in modern america write a review jan 16 2021 ryan rated it really liked it. Five miles away a world apart one city two schools and the story of educational opportunity in modern america ryan james e on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers five miles away a world apart one city two schools and the story of educational opportunity in modern america. Five miles away a world apart one city two schools and the story of educational opportunity in modern america by james e ryan david j fleming furman university search for more papers by this author david j fleming furman university search for more papers by this author. How is it that half a century after brown vboard of education educational opportunities remain so unequal for black and white students not to mention poor and wealthy ones in his important new book five miles away a world apart james e ryan answers this question by tracing the fortunes of two schools in richmond virginia one in the city and the other in the suburbs. Five miles away a world apart one city two schools and the story of educational opportunity in modern america by james e ryan new york oxford university press 2010 400 pp 2995 erica frankenberg pennsylvania state university the purpose of this book five miles away a world apart reflected in the books