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When Urban Education Meets Community Activism: A Case Of Student Empowerment In New Orleans, Lisa Richardson
When Urban Education Meets Community Activism: A Case Of Student Empowerment In New Orleans, Lisa Richardson
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This is an ethnographic study of urban education and community development in the city of New Orleans. In New Orleans, as in all American cities, the public schools are at the center of local politics and the policies that affect community life. Institutions of public education have come under fire for failing to prepare youth to compete in the global economy. This is particularly true in urban communities, where schools serve a higher proportion of students of color facing greater incidences of poverty, underemployment and economic distress. As education policymakers and business leaders look to improve education, many of the …