Latina/o/x Education in Chicago

Isaura Pulido is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies at Northeastern Illinois University. Angelica Rivera is the director of the Proyecto Pa'Lante at Northeastern Illinois University. Ann M. Aviles is an associate professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Delaware. She is the author of From Charity to Equity: Race, Homelessness, and Urban Schools.

"It's impossible to read this text and not be moved by Chicago's Mexican and Puerto Rican community's decades-long struggle for equity against tremendous odds with an establishment that imagines little more than dispossessing them, when this could be an entirely different narrative of valuing and honoring their strength, talent, acumen, and soul. Texts like these bring much-needed analysis and attention to the plight of Chicago's Latinx community with provocative, vivid narrative and evidence that promises to inspire a new generation. Kudos to Isaura Pulido, Angelica Rivera, and Ann M. Aviles for shining an ennobling light on a community of destiny in Chicago's public schools."--Angela Valenzuela, author of Subtractive Schooling: U.S. Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring"A growing body of research has sought to critically examine and unpack the 'browning of America' and the latinization of U.S. schools. Spanning a period of seventy years, Latina/o/x Education in Chicago provides a rich, deeply textured, and nuanced look at the educational experiences and outcomes for Latinxs in the Midwest. This volume is as timely as it is important, making a significant contribution to the literature and providing an invaluable resource to policy makers and practitioners."--Jason G. Irizarry, author of The Latinization of U.S. Schools: Successful Teaching and Learning in Shifting Cultural Contexts

• CoverTitleCopyrightContentsForeword Nilda Flores-GonzálezAcknowledgmentsEditors' Note on TermsIntroduction / Ann M. Aviles, Isaura B. Pulido, and Angelica RiveraPart I. Roots1. Schooling Puerto Rican Chicago / Mirelsie Velázquez2. Mexican American Women's Stories in 1950s Chicago Schools / Angelica Rivera3. Between Poverty and Segregation: Latino/a Students Surviving the Urban Crisis in Chicago's Public Schools, 1980-2000 / Lila Fernandez4. Blowouts: Latinidad and Chicanismo in Late-1960s Chicago / Jaime AlanísPart II. Resistance5. Roberto Clemente Community Academy: A Counter-Narrative on Chicago School Reform, 1988-1998 / Cristina Pacione-Zayas6. Latina/o/x Education in Chicago Public Schools: Community Research, Resistance, and Representation / Erica R. Davila nad Ann M. Aviles7. Mexican-Origin Boys Negotiating Social and Academic Identity in a Racialized School Context / Leticia Villareeal SosaPart III. Transformation8. ¿Dónde Está Nuestra Escuela? (Where Is Our High School?): Education, Politics, and a Hunger Strike in Chicago / Gabriel Cortez9. Critical Civic Praxis: Examining the Intersection of Hip-Hop Music, Community-Based Organizations, and the Development of Latina/o/x Youth Consciousness / Isaura B. PulidoAfterword / Arlene TorresContributorsIndexBack cover