| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 168 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The research journey -- Remember, reclaim, reimagine -- Rituals of resistance -- An ontological fight for freedom -- Institutionalized racism in Oakland Unified School District -- Christopher P. Chatmon : in service of our sons -- Unapologetically Black -- Pedagogy of patience -- Elevating empowerment -- Charles Wilson : reflective resistance -- Jean Wing : radical inquiry -- Superintendent Antwan Wilson : learning leadership -- Obasi Davis : new generation of education -- Engage, encourage, & empower school districts to transform |
| Summary |
Discussions of achievement gaps are commonplace in education reform, but they are rarely interrogated as a symptom of white supremacy. As an act of disruption, award-winning scholar Vajra Watson pierces through the rhetoric and provides a provocative analysis of the ways schools can become more racially inclusive. Her research is grounded in Oakland where longitudinal data demonstrated that Black families were sending their children to school, but the ideals of an oasis of learning were being met with the realities of racism, low expectations, and marginalization. As a response to this intergenerational crisis of miseducation, in 2010, the school district joined forces with community organizers, religious leaders, neighborhood elders, teachers, parents, and students to address institutionalized racism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-162) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 17, 2018) |
| Subject |
Educational equalization -- California -- Oakland
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Educational change -- California -- Oakland
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Education, Urban -- California -- Oakland
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Discrimination in education -- California -- Oakland
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Community and school -- California -- Oakland
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Community and school
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Discrimination in education
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Education, Urban
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Educational change
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Educational equalization
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California -- Oakland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1315101300 |
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9781315101309 |
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