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  • Cincinnati's Underground Railroad

    by Dr. Eric R. Jackson, Richard Cooper ...
    Series series Images of America
    Cincinnati played a large part in creatng a refuge for escaped salaves and in the Underground Railroad movement. Nearly a century after the American Revolution, the waters of the Ohio River provided a real and complex barrier for the United States to navigate. While this waterway was a symbol of freedom and equality for thousands of enslaved black Americans who had escaped from the horrible ... Read more

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  • Northern Kentucky

    by Dr. Eric R. Jackson ...
    Series series Black America Series
    Along the picturesque southern banks of the Ohio River, the African-American communities of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties have provided laborers and entrepreneurs to aid in the economic growth of the region from the earliest settlements to today. Despite numerous obstacles and against seemingly insurmountable odds, African Americans in Northern Kentucky made significant contributions in ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Black Studies

    by Eric R. Jackson ...
    For years, the American public education system has neglected to fully examine and discuss the rich history of people of African descent, who have played a pivotal role in the transformation of the United States. The establishment of Black studies departments and programs represented a major victory for higher education and a vindication of Black scholars such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Nathan ... Read more

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  • An Illusion of Equity

    The Legacy of Eugenics in Today's Education

    by Wendy Zagray Warren ...
    Public education plays a crucial role in crafting a nation's future. In the United States, education reform policy, particularly the reliance on large-scale, standardized testing, is a growing topic of national conversation and concern. An Illusion of Equity: The Legacy of Eugenics in Today's Education demonstrates how centuries of propaganda have led us to accept the idea that test scores ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Unique Challenges in Urban Schools

    The Involvement of African American Parents

    by Carolyn Turner, Dorothy E. Battle, Eric R. Jackson ...
    This study explores the various ways in which parental involvement can help to increase student academic success. More specifically, this analysis is based on the notions that:parent involvement in inner city schools present unique challenges that are different from the traditional middle class perspective;there is value in a cooperative approach between parents, teachers, and administrators that ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    by Robert Livingston ...
    A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • An essential tool for individuals, organizations, and communities of all sizes to jump-start dialogue on racism and bias and to transform well-intentioned statements on diversity into concrete actions—from a leading Harvard social psychologist.NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT • LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD ... Read more

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  • We Can't Teach What We Don't Know

    White Teachers, Multiracial Schools

    by Gary R. Howard ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    Making a case for the “fierce urgency of now,” this new edition deepens the discussion of race and social justice in education with new and updated material. Aligned with our nation’s ever more diverse student population, it speaks to what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. This essential text is widely used in teacher preparation courses and for ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap

    Liberating Mindsets to Effective Change

    by Anthony Muhammad ...
    Series series Classroom Strategies
    Ensure learning equality in every classroom. Investigate previous and current policies designed to help close the achievement gap. Examine predominant mindsets that contradict school missions to promote equal academic opportunities, and consider the psychological impact this has on students. Explore strategies for adopting a new mindset that frees educators and students from negative academic ... Read more

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  • The Social Foundations Reader

    Critical Essays on Teaching, Learning and Leading in the 21st Century

    Edited by Eleanor Blair, Yolanda Medina ...
    The Social Foundations Reader is meant for undergraduate and graduate students in introductory foundations of education classes. No other contemporary reader provides such a broad and yet critical view of the issues typically addressed in an introductory foundations course. Instead, most provide a generic and typically conservative perspective on schools and classrooms and do little to encourage ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Other Kinds of Families

    Embracing Diversity in Schools

    Edited by Tammy Turner-Vorbeck, Monica Miller Marsh ...
    This important book reconsiders the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. It addresses such issues as the educational needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption in children’s literature, and the experiences of homeless students and their families. Includes questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Enduring, Invisible, and Ubiquitous Centrality of Whiteness

    Edited by Kenneth V. Hardy ...
    A comprehensive collection on the topic of whiteness from writers in the field of mental health and activism.Whiteness is a pervasive ideology that is rarely overtly identified or examined, despite its profound effects on race relationships. Being intentional about naming, deconstructing, and dismantling whiteness is a precursor to responding effectively to the racial reckoning of our society and ... Read more

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  • Transformative Leadership Primer

    by Carolyn M. Shields ...
    Series Book 32 - Counterpoints Primers
    Transformative Leadership: A Primer both delivers a complete and engaging overview of transformative leadership and also clearly distinguishes it from other popular approaches to leadership. Hence, this will be the text of choice for many graduate courses in educational leadership. Carolyn M. Shields shows how the tenets of transformative leadership interact with one another, and how they provide ... Read more

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