Race, Equity, and Education: Sixty Years from Brown - Paperback

by Pedro Noguera (Editor), Jill Pierce (Editor), Roey Ahram (Editor)

This powerful and timely analysis takes stock of race and education sixty years after the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision. This volume examines education as one of the most visible markers for racial disparities in the US as well as one of its most visible frontiers for racial justice. Featuring original research, educators' insights, and perspectives from communities of color, it documents the complex impact of social/educational policy on social progress.

Chapters on charter schools, curriculum content, performance measurement, and disproportionalities in special education referrals shed light on entrenched inequities that must be confronted. The book also makes it clear that leveling the playing field calls for not only better schools, but also addressing pervasive social problems such as poverty and housing segregation.

Included in the coverage:

• School Policy is Housing Policy: Deconcentrating Disadvantage to Address the Achievement Gap.
• Charter Schooling, Race Politics, and an Appeal to History.
  
• The Data Quality Movement for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community: an unresolved civil rights issue.
• Critical Ethnic Studies in High School Classrooms: Academic Achievement via Social Action.
• Mexican American Educational Stagnation: The Role of Generational Status, Parental Narratives and Educator Mes

Pinpointing crucial issues and opportunities for solutions, Race, Equity, and Education has immediate salience for educators and researchers studying the intersection of race and education.

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This powerful and timely analysis takes stock of race and education sixty years after the historic Brown vs. Board of Education decision. This volume examines education as one of the most visible markers for racial disparities in the US as well as one of its most visible frontiers for racial justice. Featuring original research, educators' insights, and perspectives from communities of color, it documents the complex impact of social/educational policy on social progress.

Chapters on charter schools, curriculum content, performance measurement, and disproportionalities in special education referrals shed light on entrenched inequities that must be confronted. The book also makes it clear that leveling the playing field calls for not only better schools, but also addressing pervasive social problems such as poverty and housing segregation.

Included in the coverage:

• School Policy is Housing Policy: Deconcentrating Disadvantage to Address the Achievement Gap.
• Charter Schooling, Race Politics, and an Appeal to History.
  
• The Data Quality Movement for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community: an unresolved civil rights issue.
• Critical Ethnic Studies in High School Classrooms: Academic Achievement via Social Action.
• Mexican American Educational Stagnation: The Role of Generational Status, Parental Narratives and Educator Messages.

Author Biography

Pedro Noguera is an Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was previously the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education and the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University. Dr. Noguera is a sociologist and the author of nine books and over 200 articles and monographs. He serves on the boards of numerous national and local organizations including the Economic Policy Institute, the Young Women's Leadership Institute, The After School Corporation and The Nation Magazine. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education.

Jill Pierce is a doctoral student in the Teaching and Learning program at New York University. Previously, she taught ninth grade English and performed college counseling at a high school in Brooklyn, New York. She has also served as an environmental educator and education coordinator at a wildlife refuge and nature center in Rhode Island. Jill has a Masters degree in secondary English education and an undergraduate degree in comparative literature. Her research interests include race and discourse, urban school reform, and pedagogy.

Roey Ahram is the Director of Research and Evaluation at New York University's Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools. His work focuses on understanding the causes of educational inequities and examining how schools can reduce those inequities through changes