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1 online resource (xi, 173 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Race and education in the twenty-first century
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Race and education in the twenty-first century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Public schools and pathways to prosperity -- History of race and public education in America -- Education as a profit machine -- Race, public education and the Wal-mart model -- Education and today's black working-class: low quality, low prices, low wages -- Does Common Core make common sense? -- Plutocracies the displacement of indigenous organizations and educational leaders -- Fighting back: changing trajectory of public education in America -- Worth the fight. |
| Summary |
The American public school system is at a crossroad. One pathway is decorated with signs and institutions that will lead public education toward a destination of collective obligation, accountability, and responsibility that is student-centered, community-based, and driven by educators and parents working in the best interest of students, families, communities, and society. The other pathway is littered with pamphlets, flyers, and electronic billboards falsely advertising the merits of school "choice" The direction American public schools appear to have taken over the past few decades is increasingly dotted with charter schools operated by for-profit multinational corporations and thomed public schools Increasingly, efforts to reform public education in America resemble the business model made popular by the founder of Wal-Mart, Sam Walton. Big Box Schools: Race, Education, and the Danger of the Wal-Martization of Public Schools in America examines the dangers of this trend and highlights efforts to challenge policies and practices that place greater emphasis on profits than on pupils. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Racism in education -- United States.
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Racism in education. |
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United States. |
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Public schools -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Public schools -- Economic aspects. |
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Public schools. |
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Privatization in education -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Privatization in education. |
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Social aspects. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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EDUCATION / Administration / General. |
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EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Big box schools Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015] 9781498510417 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015007150 |
| ISBN |
9781498510424 ebook |
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1498510426 |
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9781498510417 cloth : alkaline paper |
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9781498510424 electronic |
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1498510418 |
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