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Voices in Urban Education
Communities and Schools
VUE Number 23, Spring 2009
Table of Contents
Community-Led Reform
by Robert Rothman
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Market-Oriented Education Reforms: The Cost to Civic Capacity in Philadelphia
by Eva Gold, Maia Cucchiara, and Elaine Simon
The market-based approach to education
reform that was implemented in Philadelphia in
2002 thwarted the development of civic capacity.
> Excerpt
Multiethnic Moments: A Further Look
by Rodney E. Hero and Mara S. Sidney
An examination of the attitudes of Latinos in the current “performance regime” finds little evidence of support for substantial change in education.
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City Schools and Civic Capacity: Another Look at Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis
by John Portz, Lana Stein, and Sabina Deitrick
The variations in community involvement in Boston, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis have affected the course of education reforms in those cities.
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Parent Power in New York City: The Coalition for Educational Justice
by Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari and Ocynthia Williams
A parent-led collaborative in New York City has succeeded in securing new support for low-performing middle schools.
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South Central Youth Empowered thru Action: The Power of Intergenerational Organizing
by Seema Shah and Anne T. Henderson
A student organization in Los Angeles led a successful effort to institute a more rigorous curriculum in high schools.
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