This case study investigated how three New York City schools responded to gentrification's effects as student demographics shifted. I used the conceptual framework of "urban school leaders as cultural workers" to examine the tensions, successes, and challenges inherent in the school gentrification and integration process. I found that…

Reports a study demonstrating how an urban university, George Washington University, played the major role in transforming a residential neighborhood as the institution expanded: presents George Washington as a useful example of the urban university's often unexamined role as a major agent of urban planning and change. (Author/JM)