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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... women's collective in South Carolina; we sent the proceeds south to support the collective and civil rights activity. During the late 1960s and early '70s I taught elementary grades in inner city schools in Washington, D.C., and Bedford ...
... women's, bilingual, and disability movements, the most unjust policies have been replaced by liberal and sometimes radical legislation. Today, despite the brief eruption of Occupy Wall Street in 2011, the radical, well-funded Right has ...
... women. Yet 60 years later, slavery was abolished, and black freedom was inscribed in the U.S. Constitution. I conclude from examples such as these that, far from useless, visionary thinking may be a necessary, prescient prelude to ...
... women (for example). Over a century of active political struggle has been necessary to obtain the most fundamental civil rights for black Americans. At least 20 years of activism were required before (white) women were permitted to vote.
... women were permitted to vote in 1920. Three decades of labor battles were necessary before legislation in 1938 ... women's, disabilities, and bilingual education movements also had significant impacts on schooling—opening up ...
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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 | |