This Is Our School!: Race and Community Resistance to School Reform

Cover -- THIS IS OUR SCHOOL! -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1. The National Context: Neoliberal Education Reform, Race, and Resistance -- 2. The Reformers: Race, Privilege, and Saving Children from Disaster -- 3. The Dispossessed: Neighborhood Activists Beating Back Gentrification -- 4. Fragile Alliances: Cross-Racial Solidarity and Conflict in Community Claims to the Neighborhood School -- 5. No Permanent Enemies, No Permanent Allies: The Politics of Reformer-Community Nonprofit Partnerships -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Methodological Appendix: Researching Urban School Reform and Community Movements -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

The national context: Neoliberal education reform, race, and resistance -- The reformers: Race, privilege, and saving children from disaster -- The dispossessed: Neighborhood activists beating back gentrification -- Fragile alliances: Cross-racial solidarity and conflict in community claims to the neighborhood school -- No permanent enemies, no permanent allies: The politics of reformer-community nonprofit partnerships.