Books Details
Author : Linn Posey-Maddox Pages : 232 pages Publisher : University of
Chicago Press Language : ISBN-10 : 022612021X ISBN-13 :
9780226120218
Books Descriptions
In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have
considered sending their children to?and often end up becoming active
in?urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material
resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study,
it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate
inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class
transformation, When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools asks
whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial
security and equitable diversity. ??????????? Drawing on in-depth
research at an urban elementary school, Posey-Maddox examines parents?
efforts to support the school through their outreach, marketing, and
volunteerism. She shows that when middle-class parents engage in urban
school communities, they can bring a host of positive benefits, including
new educational opportunities and greater diversity. But their involvement
can also
