Bibliograph

From charity to equity, race, homelessness, and urban schools, Ann M. Aviles de Bradley ; foreword by Marvin Lynn

Type

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From charity to equity, race, homelessness, and urban schools, Ann M. Aviles de Bradley ; foreword by Marvin Lynn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-123) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From charity to equity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904183083

Responsibility statement

Ann M. Aviles de Bradley ; foreword by Marvin Lynn

Sub title

race, homelessness, and urban schools

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."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- Students experiencing homelessness -- Homeless education policy : McKinney-Vento -- Social context of homelessness -- The nexus of institutional racism, classism, and education -- Critical race theory -- From charity to justice -- 2. Obstacles, challenges, and triumphs -- John -- Natalie -- Sheila -- Jack -- Michael -- Leon -- 3. Awareness, understanding, and accountability -- Diversey High -- Grand High -- Administrators and advocates -- 4. Moving toward justice -- Policy implications -- Schools as spaces of stability, care, and justice-centered education -- Societal considerations

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