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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... housing—with little progress to show for it (although commercial downtowns often thrive). Philanthropic foundations and community-based organizations have also devoted time and energy to improving neighborhoods. There are major ...
... housing injustice as well as the lack of educational opportunities. Moreover, placing educators at the center of a unified campaign is strategic logistically, because concerned city teachers and administrators are well positioned for ...
... housing, and other public policies responsible for urban poverty and segregation must become companion goals of urban educational reform. Moreover, we need to contemplate the strategic strength that will be required to put humane public ...
... housing bubble, during which U.S. house prices had for several years risen faster than the rate of inflation for the first time in a century, was the immediate trigger of the crisis (Shiller, 2006). The bubble burst in 2007, as the home ...
... Housing and Economic Recovery Act in June 2008, and then TARP—the Troubled Asset Relief Program—that gave and lent the largest banks $700 billion so that they would have cash on hand to make loans (which they basically did not do) and ...
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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 | |