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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253329403321

Titolo

Race, Equity, and Education : Sixty Years from Brown / / edited by Pedro Noguera, Jill Pierce, Roey Ahram

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-23772-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 297 p. 24 illus., 13 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

370.8996073

Soggetti

Educational sociology

Education and state

Social policy

Sociology of Education

Educational Policy and Politics

Social Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Race, Education and the pursuit of social justice in America -- Kids, Kale and Concrete: Eco-Apartheid as a Fundamental Cause of the Opportunity Gap Plaguing Urban Youth -- School District Lines Straify Educational Opportunity by Race and Poverty -- Toward a critical pedagogy of race: Ethnic studies and literacies of power in high school classrooms -- Racial Disproptionality in Special Education -- Chapter Six -- The Racial Achievement Gap, Segregated Schools, and Segregated Neighborhoods - A Constitutional Insult -- Chapter Eight -- "There's nothing here for us:" Black youth migration to the New Promise Land -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This powerful and timely analysis takes stock of race and education sixty years after the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision. This volume examines education as one of the most visible markers for racial disparities in the US as well as one of its most visible frontiers for racial justice. Featuring original research, educators’ insights, and perspectives from communities of color, it documents the complex impact of social/educational policy on social progress. Chapters on



charter schools, curriculum content, performance measurement, and disproportionalities in special education referrals shed light on entrenched inequities that must be confronted. The book also makes it clear that leveling the playing field calls for not only better schools, but also addressing pervasive social problems such as poverty and housing segregation. Included in the coverage: School Policy is Housing Policy: Deconcentrating Disadvantage to Address the Achievement Gap. Charter Schooling, Race Politics, and an Appeal to History. The Data Quality Movement for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community: an unresolved civil rights issue. Critical Ethnic Studies in High School Classrooms: Academic Achievement via Social Action. Mexican American Educational Stagnation: The Role of Generational Status, Parental Narratives and Educator Messages.                Pinpointing crucial issues and opportunities for solutions, Race, Equity, and Education has immediate salience for educators and researchers studying the intersection of race and education.  .