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From charity to equity : race, homelessness, and urban schools

Title
From charity to equity : race, homelessness, and urban schools / Ann M. Aviles de Bradley; foreword by Marvin Lynn.
Author
Aviles de Bradley, Ann M.
Publication
New York : Teachers College Press, [2015]

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Description
xii, 131 pages; 23 cm
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
Subject
African American homeless persons > Education > Illinois > Chicago
Bibliography (note)
  • Contains bibliographic references (pages 117-123) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Obstacles, challenges, and triumphs -- Awareness, understanding, and accountability --Moving towards justice -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Research approach -- Appendix B: Rights of Homeless Students Form -- Appendix C; Annotated Resources.
Call Number
Sc E 15-1252
ISBN
  • 9780807756393
  • 0807756393
OCLC
914553915
Author
Aviles de Bradley, Ann M., author.
Title
From charity to equity : race, homelessness, and urban schools / Ann M. Aviles de Bradley; foreword by Marvin Lynn.
Imprint
New York : Teachers College Press, [2015]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Contains bibliographic references (pages 117-123) and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-1252
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