All of Us Together: The Story of Inclusion at Kinzie School

In 1982 the beleaguered Kinzie elementary school, suffering from typical inner-city deprivations in southeast Chicago, was revitalized with the addition of 15 classes of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. At first the non-hearing population was segregated from the hearing, which resulted in envy from both camps over the special treatments each perceived the other to receive. In telling of how conflict turned into cooperation, and, ultimately, integration, Banks, the principal of Kinzie, draws a blueprint for how special education should--yet seldom does--serve students. (June)