Advancing Equity and Achievement in America's Diverse Schools

Inclusive Theories, Policies, and Practices

Camille Wilson, Sonya Horsford

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781136202131
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Advancing Equity and Achievement in America's Diverse Schools illustrates how educators, students, families and community partners can work in strategic ways to build on social, cultural, and ethnic diversity to advance educational equity and achievement. By drawing on the latest data on demographic change, constructions of culture and cultural difference, and the politics of school reform in urban, rural, and suburban school communities, this volume looks toward solutions and strategies for meaningful educational improvement.

Contributors consider both the diversity of youth and families served in public schools, and the culture of U.S. schooling, highlighting the influence of policy and reform agendas; students' identities and agency; experiences and approaches of diverse educators; and the workings of effective school partnerships. Chapters also focus on those often overlooked in educational scholarship such as Native Americans, students experiencing poverty and/or homelessness, Muslim students, students with special needs, and students and educators who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer. In all, this edited collection stresses the need for high quality education that is inclusive, culturally responsive and unifying so all students can experience academic success. This book is a meaningful resource for educators, policymakers, and community-based leaders interested in doing such transformative work.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I Understanding Educational Equity and Achievement in America
• 1 A Nation (of Students) at Risk The Political Rhetoric of Equity and Achievement in US Education Reform
• 2 NCLB's Intensifying Makeover Race to the Top's Troubling Changes to Rules, Incentives, and Practice
• 3 Examining Teacher Quality, Educational Policy, and English Learners in Latina/o Growth States
• 4 Cultural Work and Demographically Changing Schools New Opportunities for Transformative Leadership1
• Part II Affirming Multiple Dimensions of Diversity in Schools
• 5 Religious Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Representation The Challenge of Facing Islam in the Classroom
• 6 Marginalized Sexualities in Public Schools The Need for Activist Educators
• 7 Disrupting Deficit Views Latina/o and Native American Youth Constructing Cultural, Linguistic, and Learner Identities
• 8 Teacher Identities in Transition Perspectives from ESL International Teachers
• Part III Fostering Collaboration and Partnerships
• 9 Attending to Urban Teacher Development Through a School-University Partnership The Case of South Kilbourne Elementary School
• 10 Reducing Achievement Gaps and Increasing the School Success of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Special Needs Using the Comprehensive Support Model
• 11 Policy Intersections in “Real Lives” Families Experiencing Homelessness and School-Related Matters
• 12 New Horizons for Urban Teacher Preparation and Parent Engagement in the Post-Civil Rights South
• 13 Conclusion
• List of Contributors
• Index