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From charity to equity : race, homelessness, and urban schools / Ann Aviles de Bradley.

Van Pelt Library LC5144.2 .B73 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bradley, Ann Aviles de.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Homeless children--Education--United States.
Homeless youth--Education--United States.
Educational sociology.
Discrimination in education--United States.
Discrimination in education.
Homeless youth--Education.
Homeless youth.
Homeless children--Education.
Homeless children.
United States.
Educational equalization--United States.
Educational equalization.
Education, Urban--United States.
Education, Urban.
Physical Description:
xii, 131 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2015]
Summary:
Students experiencing homelessness often face overwhelming obstacles that limit both their access to education and their prospects for success in life. The McKinney-Vento Act (1987) was created to ensure that schools provide services that support students in unstable housing situations but, unfortunately, effective implementation of important provisions continues to be elusive. In addition, adults charged with McKinney-Vento implementation in schools voice frustration with overload and lack of support or consistent resources. Through interviews with youth experiencing homelessness, Aviles de Bradley introduces readers to their remarkable resilience under fire and their determination to thrive despite the systemic inequities they encounter daily. The book also explores how poor people of color experience and interface with social institutions-namely schools-and uncovers important connections between homelessness and racism using a Critical Race Theory framework. Readers are challenged to see McKinney-Vento implementation not as charity but as an issue of legislated social justice. Book jacket.
Contents:
1 Introduction 1
Students Experiencing Homelessness 3
Homeless Education Policy: McKinney-Vento 5
Social Context of Homelessness 8
The Nexus of Institutional Racism, Classism, and Education 12
Critical Race Theory 15
From Charity to Justice 17
2 Obstacles, Challenges, and Triumphs 21
John 22
Natalie 27
Sheila 36
Jack 42
Michael 45
Leon 49
3 Awareness, Understanding, and Accountability 56
Diversey High 57
Grand High 74
Administrators and Advocates 80
4 Moving Toward Justice 88
Policy Implications 89
Schools as Spaces of Stability, Care, and Justice-Centered Education 94
Societal Considerations 99.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123) and index.
ISBN:
9780807756393
0807756393
9780807773710
0807773719
OCLC:
904183083

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