Latina/o/x Education in Chicago: Roots, Resistance, and Transformation (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest)

By: Jaime Alanís and Ann M Avilés and Gabriel Alejandro Cortez and Erica R Dávila and Lilia Fernández and Nilda Flores-González and Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Isaura Pulido and Angelica Rivera and Arlene Torres and Mirelsie Velázquez and Leticia Villarreal Sosa

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Synopsis: In this collection, local experts use personal narratives and empirical data to explore the history of Mexican American and Puerto Rican education in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. The essays focus on three themes: the historical context of segregated and inferior schooling for Latina/o/x students; the changing purposes and meanings of education for Latina/o/x students from the 1950s through today; and Latina/o/x resistance to educational reforms grounded in neoliberalism. Contributors look at stories of student strength and resistance, the oppressive systems forced on Mexican American women, the criminalization of Puerto Ricans fighting for liberatory education, and other topics of educational significance. As they show, many harmful past practices remain the norm--or have become worse. Yet Latina/o/x communities and students persistently engage in transformative practices shaping new approaches to education that promise to reverberate not only in the city but nationwide. Insightful and enlightening, Latina/o/x Education in Chicago brings to light the ongoing struggle for educational equity in the Chicago Public Schools.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780252053504
Related ISBNs:: 9780252044502, 9780252086571
Publisher:: University of Illinois Press
Date of Addition:: 08/09/22
Copyrighted By:: the Board of Trustees
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Isaura Pulido
Edited by:: Angelica Rivera
Edited by:: Ann M. Aviles