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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... teachers and administrators are well positioned for movement-building in poor neighborhoods. They are in close proximity to, and able to have continual contact with, community adults and youth. Educators who have built up trust with ...
... teachers appear worn down and cynical, com- puter rooms are full of broken machines, and academic achievement is depress- ingly low (Anyon, 1997). We understandably want to fix the problems we see—so we police and counsel students ...
... teachers, school buildings, student services, and textbook production) spreads jobs and income around, financial speculation propels income upwards, to the relatively small handful of investors with sufficient wealth to invest in the ...
... teachers, or interstate highways provide more widespread economic activity (i.e., stimulus) than money spent on speculation, whose activity and profits remain within the relatively small group of wealthy investors. Increasingly, profits ...
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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 |