| Description |
xv, 127 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Charter schools once promised a path towards educational equity, but as the authors of this powerful volume show, market-driven education reforms have instead boldly reestablished a tiered public school system that segregates students by race and class. Examining the rise of charters in New Orleans, Chicago, and New York, authors Raynard Sanders, David Stovall, and Terrenda White show how charters--private institutions, usually set in poor or working-class African American and Latinx communities--promote competition instead of collaboration and are driven chiefly by financial interests. Sanders, Stovall, and White also reveal how corporate charters position themselves as "public" to secure tax money but exploit their private status to hide data about enrollment and salaries, using misleading information to promote false narratives of student success. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Charter schools -- United States -- Case studies.
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Charter schools -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Charter schools -- United States -- Finance.
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Privatization in education -- United States.
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Discrimination in education -- United States.
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Public schools -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Stovall, David, author.
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White, Terrenda, author.
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| Added Title |
21st century Jim Crow schools |
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Jim Crow schools |
| ISBN |
9780807076064 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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0807076066 (pbk. ; acid-free paper) |
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