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Paperback From Charity to Equity--Race, Homelessness, and Urban Schools Book

ISBN: 0807756393

ISBN13: 9780807756393

From Charity to Equity--Race, Homelessness, and Urban Schools

Students experiencing homelessness often face overwhelming obstacles that limit both their access to education and their prospects for success in life. The McKinney-Vento Act (1987) was created to ensure that schools provide services that support students in unstable housing situations but, unfortunately, effective implementation of important provisions continues to be elusive. In addition, adults charged with McKinney-Vento implementation in schools voice frustration with overload and lack of support or consistent resources. Through interviews with youth experiencing homelessness, Aviles de Bradley introduces readers to their remarkable resilience under fire and their determination to thrive despite the systemic inequities they encounter daily. The book also explores how poor people of color experience and interface with social institutions--namely, schools--and uncovers important connections between homelessness and racism using a Critical Race Theory framework. Readers are challenged to see McKinney-Vento implementation not as charity but as an issue of legislated social justice.

Book Features:

Portrays how students and schooling are affected by homelessness. Shows how homelessness interacts with and impacts teaching and learning. Brings to life the personal stories and struggles of homeless youth. Examines school practices in light of existing federal law. Includes the voices of school personnel charged with supporting homeless students.

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