City Schools and the American Dream 2
The Enduring Promise of Public Education
Pedro A. Noguera (Author), Esa Syeed (Author), James A. Banks (Series edited by)
9780807763865
Paperback / softback, published 10 July 2020
192 pages 22.8 x 15.4 x 1 cm, 0.28 kg
Over a decade ago, the first edition of City Schools and the American Dream debuted just as reformers were gearing up to make sweeping changes in urban education. Despite the rhetoric and many reform initiatives, urban schools continue to struggle under the weight of serious challenges. What went wrong and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this sequel to the original bestseller has been substantially revised to include insights from new research, recent demographic trends, and emerging political realities. In addition to surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights programs, communities, and schools that are making good on public education's promise of equity. With renewed commitment and sense of urgency, this new edition provides a clear-eyed vision of what it will take to ensure the success of city schools and their students.
Book Features:
Surveys persistent and emerging challenges in urban education.
Synthesizing the latest education research in a way that is accessible to a wide audience, including teachers, students, administrators, parents, and community partners.
Focuses on solutions, highlighting new developments and opportunities for achieving educational equity despite ongoing political challenges.
Incorporates research from co-author Esa Syeed's extensive study of school reform and community engagement in Washington, DC.
Series Foreword James A. Banks
Preface
1. City Schools Revisited: The Politics and Possibilities of Urban Education
Introduction
NCLB and The Emergence of a New Education Reform Movement
The Legacy Of NCLB: Wide-Ranging Impacts, Little Improvement
A New Era of Reform Under Trump?
The Urban Context: Change and Consistency
2. The Social Context and Its Impact on Inner-City Schooling
The Making of the City and Its Schools: Urbanization, Segregation, and the Accumulation of Disadvantage.
Re-Making The "Urban": The Changing Character of City Schools
The Need for Contextual Explanations: The Case of School Closures
A Wider Focus: Bringing Contexts into our Work
3. The Role of Schools in Reducing Racial Inequality
Structural Racism and The Persistence of Racial Disparities
A Day in the Life: Racial Disparities in Lived Experience
Changing Paradigms of Race
Seeking Possibilities: Teaching for Racial Justice
Without Honors: Race and the Mechanisms of Tracking
Conclusion
4. The Power to Change: Limits and Opportunities in School Reform
A View from the Top: Power and Elite-led Reforms
Power to the Person: Charters and the Individualization of Change
People Power: Building Capacity at the Grassroots
Bringing it all Together: California and School Finance Reforms
Conclusion
5. Safety, Security and the Threat of Violence in Urban Schools
Beyond Fear: Understanding and Responding to Threats to School Safety
The Sociology of Violence in Urban Areas
Addressing Violence by Building and Repairing Trust
The Role of Trust in Promoting Safety in Schools
Conclusion
6. Conclusion: Still Pursuing the Dream
Can We Learn From Success?
From Reform to Transformation
Expanding Access to Educational Opportunity
Addressing the Structural Barriers to Change
Recognizing Constraints and Acting on Possibilities for Change
