Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social MovementRoutledge, 14/03/2014 - 244 من الصفحات The 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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... levels of urban poverty and segregation should be part of the educational policy panoply as well—for these have consequences for urban education at least as profound as curriculum and pedagogy (Anyon, 2005a ). We have been attempting ...
... level curriculum, and provides supports for teachers (for example). Despite my serious criticism of public policy as legislated by the political and economic coalitions that govern, I have great faith in the American people. U.S. ...
... level of employment; free trade agreements that send thousands of corporations—and their job opportunities—to other coun- tries; and more. All these are part of the “free market” paradigm that led to the Great Crash in 2007. Also ...
... level jobs for which those with limited education are qualified are located in the outlying suburbs; federal and state public transportation systems do not connect these job centers to areas where low-income minorities live, thus ...
... levels, the price of oil or gas, etc. A prime example in the recent crisis is the securitization of home mortgages, which proceeds as follows. A bank or other mortgage issuing institution lends money to a home buyer in the form of a ...
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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 |