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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... family dynamics, underprepared teachers, or too few tests—as mainstream analysts and public policies typically imply ... low-income workers of color in urban areas, and industrial and other job development in far-flung suburbs where ...
... poor students with the funds and supports for enough further education to make a significant difference in their lives. Only government policy can mandate that jobs provide decent wages; and adequate family income or public provision ...
... low-income families are provided with financial resources and support, the educational achievement of the children typically improves significantly. Part III, Metro Area Inequities, moves the focus from federal policy to regional ...
... adults and youth. Educators who have built up trust with these community members are in a perfect position to work with ... Low-income parents are rarely told about school reforms being planned, and the changes typically have had little ...
... families is considerably more widespread than commonly believed—and is catastrophic in low-income urban neighborhoods of color. I show that—contrary to the dominant rationales that posit “underclass” deficits as causal—the basic reason ...
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Federal Policies That Keep People Poor | |
Income Wealth and Taxes | |
New Hope for Urban Students | |
Metro Areas and the Regional Geography of Poverty Job and Public | |
Housing Reform as Education Reform | |
Regional and Local Challenges to Inequity | |
Social Movements New Public Policy and Urban Educational | |
Building a Social Movement | |
Putting Educators at the Center of a Social Movement for Economic | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |