City schools and the American dream 2 : the enduring promise of public education /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Noguera, Pedro, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2020]
Description:	xx, 165 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Multicultural education series Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
Subject:	Urban schools -- United States. Educational equalization -- United States. School improvement programs -- United States. School improvement programs. Educational equalization. Urban schools. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12522110

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	City schools and the American dream two
Other authors / contributors:	Syeed, Esa, author.
ISBN:	9780807763865 0807763861 9780807763872 080776387X 9780807778555
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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 their rhetoric and disruptive actions, urban schools continue to face many challenges. What went wrong, and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this "sequel" to the original has been completely re-written to include insights from new research, account for recent demographic trends, and discuss emerging political realities. While surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights the various programs, communities, and schools who are making good on public education's promise of equity"--
Other form:	Online version: Noguera, Pedro, City schools and the American dream 2 New York, NY : Teachers College Press, 2020. 9780807778555

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword
Preface
1. City Schools Revisited: The Politics and Possibilities of Urban Education
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
Redefining 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
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
References
Index
About the Authors

City schools and the American dream 2 : the enduring promise of public education /

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