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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... political constituencies for education and other reform. The tendency of federal and regional policies and arrangements to maintain urban poverty and metropolitan inequities suggests that local neighborhoods are not isolated from these ...
... political economy, and equitable schooling, for all children. Most books that critique aspects of the social system end with a list of policy recommendations. I want to go considerably further. I want to provide historically and ...
... political contention? Chapter Ten takes up these questions and suggests a variety of answers. The final chapter puts urban educators at the center of attempts to build a politically progressive movement. One theoretically strategic ...
... political action. Ghetto schools are often distressing places—toilets and sinks overflow, students are angry and sometimes violent, teachers appear worn down and cynical, com- puter rooms are full of broken machines, and academic ...
... Recession. Then, in order to contextualize developments that led to the crisis, I describe the Keynesian post-World War II political economy that produced widespread prosperity 1 Financialization, Economic Disaster, and an Alternative.
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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 |