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Title: Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform
Language: English
Authors: Hantzopoulos, Maria, Tyner-Mullings, Alia R.
Source: IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc. 2012.
Availability: IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 79049, Charlotte, NC 28271-7047. Tel: 704-752-9125; Fax: 704-752-9113; e-mail: infoage@infoagepub.com; Web site: http://www.infoagepub.com
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Page Count: 222
Publication Date: 2012
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Descriptors: Caring, Achievement Gap, Social Justice, Small Schools, Charter Schools, Privatization, Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Urban Schools, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Principles, Educational Philosophy, School Organization, Educational Practices, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate, Institutional Mission, School Community Relationship, Politics of Education, High Stakes Tests, College Attendance, School Effectiveness
Geographic Terms: New York
ISBN: 978-1-61735-684-1
Abstract: Critical Small Schools: Beyond Privatization in New York City Urban Educational Reform features the most current empirical research about the successes and challenges of the small schools movement and the implications of such for urban public educational policy. Situated in a climate of hierarchical reform, many of the principles of the original small schools movement--which are rooted in community participation, innovative pedagogies and assessment, and equity and social justice--have become obscured by an educational agenda that emphasizes top-down mandates and standards-based reform. With the increased popularity and the rapid proliferation of small schools, the emphasis on "size only" has resulted in a bifurcation of the small schools movement; on one end are the small schools which have embraced the democratic, participatory, and self-governing nature of the original movement, while on the other end are schools that have simply reduced their size without rethinking school structures and practices. This book distinguishes the small schools featured and researched in this volume from schools that are simply small and labels them "critical small schools." By documenting the practices that take place in various critical small schools in New York City, we show how these schools have narrowed the achievement gap and increased graduation and college acceptance rates. Although smallness is an essential feature in the design of these schools, it is certainly not the only one and this volume illuminates the other elements that contribute to these schools' successes and shortcomings. Critical Small Schools also challenges the recent emphasis on charter schools as a panacea for urban educational reform. By featuring research about the inner workings of public schools, this volume challenges this new direction that steers successful school development away from public education. Moreover, as every site is fraught with some tension, Critical Small Schools not only offers glimpses into intellectually vibrant and democratic learning communities, but also acknowledges that these concepts are not static and necessitate continual reflection and renewal. At this pivotal moment in educational reform, this volume provides keen insight into the challenges and possibilities of the small schools movement and is indispensable for anyone interested in comprehensive public school reform. This book is divided into two parts. Part I, Creating and Maintaining the Vision of Critical Small Schools: Challenges and Possibilities, contains the following: (1) City Prep: A Culture of Care in an Era of Data-Driven Reform (Jessica T. Shiller); (2) Considering Context: Exploring a Small School's Struggle to Maintain its Educational Vision (Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen); (2) A Close Look at Small School Creation: Lessons Learned From the First Years of a Critical Small School (Jay Feldman and Anne O'Dwyer); (3) Authentic Caring and Community Driven School Reform: The Case of El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice (Anthony De Jesus); (4) Additive Schooling: A Critical Small School for Latino Immigrant Youth (Lesley Bartlett and Jill P. Koyama); (5) Learning From Our Students: Recovering the Purpose of Small Schools in an Era Beholden to Standardization (Liza Bearman and Nora Ahmed); (6) Freedom From High-Stakes Testing: A Formula for Small School Success (Martha Foote). Part II, Beyond the Sphere of Schooling: Students Negotiating Postsecondary Transitions, contains the following: (7) Redefining Success: How CPESS Students Reached The Goals That Mattered (Alia R. Tyner-Mullings); (8) Willie Rivera Thoughts: Critical Small Schools and the Transition to Higher Education (Janice Bloom); (9) When Cultures Collide: Students' Successes and Challenges as Transformative Change Agents Within and Beyond a Democratic School (Maria Hantzopoulos). [Foreword by Michelle Fine.]
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