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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education -- POVERTY AND SCHOOLING IN THE U.S. -- Contents -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Teachers Need to Know About Poverty -- 3 Social Context of Poverty -- WELFARE 8220;REFORM8221; -- JOBS AND WAGES -- ECONOMIC POLARIZATION -- BUDGETS AND TAXES -- ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON 8220;DEPENDENCY8221; -- 4 Living in Poverty -- ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE -- HEALTH CARE -- CHILD LABOR -- COMMUNITY VIOLENCE -- FOSTER CARE -- FAMILY HOMELESSNESS -- SOCIALLY CREATED DISTRESS -- 5 Demographics of Poverty -- THE OFFICIAL PICTURE -- WHAT8217;S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE -- TOWARD A BETTER ASSESSMENT -- 6 8220;Savage Inequalities8221; in School Funding -- ARKANSAS: LAKE VIEW V. HUCKABEE -- OHIO: DEROLPH V. STATE -- NEW YORK: CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY V. STATE -- ILLINOIS: LEWIS E.V. SPAGNOW -- CALIFORNIA: WILLIAMS V. STATE -- 7 No Guarantees: The Struggle for Educational Opportunity -- EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDING AND SAN ANTONIO V. RODRIGUEZ -- SCHOOL DESEGREGATION: MILLIKEN I AND II -- EQUITY AND ADEQUACY -- STILL SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL -- 8 The Schooling of Poor Children -- 8220;GHETTO SCHOOLING8221; 1 FOR GHETTOIZED CHILDREN -- 8220;NESTED INEQUALITIES8221; -- TEST SCORES AND DROPOUT RATES -- CLASSROOM LANDSCAPES OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT 2 -- 9 Educational Reform -- PROVISIONS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT -- A CHORUS OF COMPLAINTS -- FEARS OF LARGE-SCALE FAILURES -- FIXING THE WRONG PROBLEM -- HEAD START -- HIGH-STAKES TESTING, STANDARDS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- 10 How Poverty Could Matter Less in Schooling -- A REALISTIC AGENDA -- AN ADVOCACY-ORIENTED AGENDA -- 8220;NO EXCUSES8221;: A FALSE MAP -- 8220;INEQUALITY AT THE STARTING GATE8221; -- Appendix: Suggestions for Further Reading and Research -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
Poverty is an educational issue because it affects children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development. Especially in current times, taken-for-granted ideas about poverty and poor children must be scrutinized and reconsidered. That is the goal of this book. Poverty and Schooling in the U.S.: Contexts and Consequences is in part a plea for educators and future educators to undertake the intellectual and emotional work of learning more about the social causes, as well as the sometimes life-altering consequences of poverty. Although such efforts will not eradicate poverty, they can help form more insightful educators, administrators, policymakers, and researchers. The book is also an effort to bring to the table a larger conversation about the educational significance of the social and legal policy contexts of poverty and about typical school experiences of poor children. Poverty and Schooling in the U.S.: Contexts and Consequences: *describes what teachers need to know or to understand about the contexts and consequences of poverty; *provides information and analysis of the social context of poverty; *examines the experience of many children and families living in poverty; *documents the demographics of poverty and offers a critique of the official U.S. poverty metric; *reports on continuing and significant disparities in school funding; *presents historical context through a broad-brush review of some of the landmark legal decisions in the struggle for educational opportunity; *looks at some typical school experiences of poor children; *considers the consequences of the federal No Child Left Behind Act; and *offers suggestions about the kind of educational reform that could make a difference in the lives of poor children. This book is fundamental for faculty, researchers, school practitioners, and students across the field of education. It |
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Is accessible to all readers. An extensive background in social theory, educational theory, or statistics is not required |
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Poor children -- Education -- United States
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Poor children -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Educational equalization -- United States
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Educational equalization.
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Poor children -- Education.
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Poor children -- Social conditions.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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1282321234 |
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9781282321236 |
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