The New Reality for Suburban Schools

How Suburban Schools Are Struggling with Low-Income Students and Students of Color in Their Schools

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The New Reality for Suburban Schools by Jessica T. Shiller, Peter Lang
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jessica T. Shiller ISBN: 9781454193012
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: February 18, 2016
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Language: English
Author: Jessica T. Shiller
ISBN: 9781454193012
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: February 18, 2016
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Language: English

Since the year 2000, the population of people of color and of poor families in the suburbs has been rapidly increasing, making these areas far more diverse than they were a generation ago. Along with the increase in diversity has come re-segregation, leaving some schools with very high concentrations of low-income students and students of color, while others remain mostly white. These re-segregated schools are often not well-prepared to deal with the issues their students face. In addition, they are often subject to strict accountability demands that focus on improving test scores. These conditions create a unique situation for schools serving high populations of students of color and low-income students, one that is strikingly similar to urban schools. The New Reality for Suburban Schools presents three case studies of inner-ring suburban middle schools coping with these issues. Although the principals and teachers were aware that students faced poverty and lived in increasingly racially and ethnically diverse communities, a variety of factors prevented them from using practices that would have addressed the students’ needs. As a result, these suburban schools did not provide much better educational opportunities to low-income students and students of color than their urban counterparts. Readers of this volume can learn how school leaders and teachers try to negotiate educational mandates while serving their students. The book concludes with suggestions for improving the ways these schools serve their students.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Since the year 2000, the population of people of color and of poor families in the suburbs has been rapidly increasing, making these areas far more diverse than they were a generation ago. Along with the increase in diversity has come re-segregation, leaving some schools with very high concentrations of low-income students and students of color, while others remain mostly white. These re-segregated schools are often not well-prepared to deal with the issues their students face. In addition, they are often subject to strict accountability demands that focus on improving test scores. These conditions create a unique situation for schools serving high populations of students of color and low-income students, one that is strikingly similar to urban schools. The New Reality for Suburban Schools presents three case studies of inner-ring suburban middle schools coping with these issues. Although the principals and teachers were aware that students faced poverty and lived in increasingly racially and ethnically diverse communities, a variety of factors prevented them from using practices that would have addressed the students’ needs. As a result, these suburban schools did not provide much better educational opportunities to low-income students and students of color than their urban counterparts. Readers of this volume can learn how school leaders and teachers try to negotiate educational mandates while serving their students. The book concludes with suggestions for improving the ways these schools serve their students.

More books from Peter Lang

Cover of the book Screen Lessons by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Transnationale Mobilitaet in der beruflichen Erstausbildung by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Variability in assessor responses to undergraduate essays by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Post-formalism, Pedagogy Lives by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Visions and Revisions by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Pathos zwischen Passion und Phobie / Pathos entre pasión y fobia by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book The Future of Church Planting in North America by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Language Proficiency Testing for Chinese as a Foreign Language by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book CLIL Revisited by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Law and Popular Culture by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Grundlagen der Textsortenlinguistik by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Die schoenen Insel-Bilderbuecher by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book We Got Next by Jessica T. Shiller
Cover of the book Virtual Communication by Jessica T. Shiller
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy