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Lift us up, don't push us out!, voices from the front lines of the educational justice movement, Mark R. Warren with David Goodman

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Lift us up, don't push us out!, voices from the front lines of the educational justice movement, Mark R. Warren with David Goodman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lift us up, don't push us out!
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Mark R. Warren with David Goodman
Sub title
voices from the front lines of the educational justice movement
Summary
"This book features the stories and voices of parents, young people, community organizers and educators describing how they are fighting systemic racism in schools by building a new educational justice movement committed to community-based, high quality, humane and empowering education for all young people"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction : building an educational justice movement / Mark R. Warren -- "I can't make a teacher love my son" : a black parent's journey to racial justice organizing / Zakiya Sankara-Jabar -- #SouthLAParentLove : redefining parent participation in South Los Angeles schools / Maisie Chin -- Speaking up and walking out : Boston students fight for educational justice / Carlos Rojas and Glorya Wornum -- Fighting for gender justice : girls of color assert their voice / Kate McDonough and Christina Powell -- The freedom to learn : dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline in the Southwest / Pam Martinez -- #FightForDyett : fighting back against school closings and the Journey 4 Justice / Jitu Brown -- There i no national without the local : grounding the school discipline movement in the Mississippi Delta / Joyce Parker -- The school Is the heart of the community : building community schools across New York City / Natasha Capers -- Fighting for teachers, children and their parents : building a social justice teachers union / Brandon Johnson -- Power, voting rights, and education in the South : organizing grassroots campaigns and building movements / Derrick Johnson -- Teachers unite! : organizing school communities for transformative justice / Sally Lee and Elana "E. M." Eisen-Markowitz -- Can schools nurture the souls of black and brown children? : combatting the school-to-prison pipeline in early childhood education / Roberta Udoh -- System change : following an inside-outside strategy as a school board member / Monica Garcia -- Walking into the community : community partnerships as a catalyst for institutional change in higher education / Maureen D. Gillette -- #schoolismyhustle : activist scholars and a youth movement to transform education / Vajra Watson -- Janitors are parents too! : promoting parent advocacy in the labor movement / Aida Cardenas and Janna Shadduck-Hernandez -- The same struggle : immigrant rights and educational justice / Jose Calderon -- Organizing intersectionally : trans and queer youth fighting for racial and gender justice / Geoffrey Winder -- Conclusion : educational justice as catalyst for a new social movement / Mark R. Warren
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Lift us up, do not push us out!
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