In Popular Culture
Delaney Cards often appear in works of fiction set in the New York City public school system. They are discussed in Evan Hunter's 1953 novel, The Blackboard Jungle. The Delaney system also makes an appearance in the 1965 novel Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman.
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