Table of Contents
The Author ix
Introduction xi
Part One: The Student Experience 1
1. Joaquin’s Dilemma: Understanding the Link Between Racial Identity and School-Related Behaviors 3
2. The Trouble with Black Boys: The Impact of Social and Cultural Forces on the Academic Achievement of African American Males 17
3. And What Will Become of Children Like Miguel Fernández?/Y Qué Pasará Con Jóvenes Como Miguel Fernández? Education, Immigration, and the Future of Latinos in the United States 43
4. How Listening to Students Can Help Schools to Improve 61
Part Two: The Search for Equity 73
5. Latino Youth: Immigration, Education, and the Future 75
6. Preventing and Producing Violence: A Critical Analysis of Responses to School Violence 83
7. Schools, Prisons, and Social Implications of Punishment: Rethinking Disciplinary Practices 111
8. Racial Politics and the Elusive Quest for Excellence and Equity in Education 131
Part Three: The Schools We Need 159
9. Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education With Alan Blankstein 161
10. Standards for What? Accountability for Whom? Rethinking Standards-Based Reform in Public Education 171
11. Racial Isolation, Poverty, and the Limits of Local Control as a Means for Holding Public Schools Accountable 189
12. Transforming Urban Schools Through Investments in Social Capital 217
Notes and References 251
Epilogue: Joaquin’s Dilemma Revisited 307
Index 311
Discussion Questions 323