What are the implications of education accountability reforms, particularly in urban schools, in a political, economic, and cultural context of intensifying globalization and increasing social inequality and marginalization along lines of race and class? High Stakes Education provides a cogent and critical examination of such questions, investigating concretely the political economy of neoliberal education reforms and the cultural politics of race. Using Chicago—a… More >>
High Stakes Education: Inequality, Globalization, and Urban School Reform
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#1 by N. M. Thomas on January 19, 2010 - 1:41 am
The author was true to the content and context. It was factually correct and sheded light on many factors that are hindering educational progress in Chicago. I really liked how she linked gobalization to educational policy and how it has impacted minority communities. An excellent job was done in showing how the present mayor was actually carrying out what his father started. Finally it reveals that Chicago never had any plans to incorporate African Americans in the mainstream.
Rating: 5 / 5