Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social MovementThe core argument of Jean Anyon’s classic Radical Possibilities is deceptively simple: if we do not direct our attention to the ways in which federal and metropolitan policies maintain the poverty that plagues communities in American cities, urban school reform as currently conceived is doomed to fail. With every chapter thoroughly revised and updated, this edition picks up where the 2005 publication left off, including a completely new chapter detailing how three decades of political decisions leading up to the “Great Recession” produced an economic crisis of epic proportions. By tracing the root causes of the financial crisis, Anyon effectively demonstrates the concrete effects of economic decision-making on the education sector, revealing in particular the disastrous impacts of these policies on black and Latino communities. Going beyond lament, Radical Possibilities offers those interested in a better future for the millions of America’s poor families a set of practical and theoretical insights. Expanding on her paradigm for combating educational injustice, Anyon discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement as a recent example of popular resistance in this new edition, set against a larger framework of civil rights history. A ringing call to action, Radical Possibilities reminds readers that throughout U.S. history, equitable public policies have typically been created as a result of the political pressure brought to bear by social movements. Ultimately, Anyon’s revelations teach us that the current moment contains its own very real radical possibilities. |
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I acknowledge that even though economic justice may be a prerequisite for educational justice, more equitable macroeconomic polices will not by themselves create high-quality urban schools. Macroeconomic policy will need to be augmented ...
The fruits ofa social movement for economic justice would not just benefit urban minorities. The many millions of white families who are poor, working class, or even lower-middle class would benefit as well. These families are not well ...
... Brown deci- sion in 1954, social justice policy followed upon (and indeed, incited increased) public contention and activism by black Americans. The South was an extremely dangerous place to publicly protest Jim Crow segregation.
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PART II Federal Policies that Maintain Poverty | 27 |
PART III Metro Area Inequities | 89 |
PART IV Social Movements New Public Policy and Urban Educational Reform | 127 |
Bibliography | 188 |
Index | 223 |