Creating Educational Justice

“This is a powerful exploration of why Black families are increasingly choosing to educate their children and teens at home. Through a meta-analysis of 63 Black home educators, Fields-Smith highlights homeschooling as a tool for fostering agency, self-determination, and addressing the opportunity gap. An incredible, essential read for all those interested in home education.” - Gina Riley, program director and professor of special education, CUNY Hunter College“Fields-Smith’s research goes beyond quantitative and qualitative analysis of data but is evidence of the collective work and responsibility of Black home educators in their commitment to not only educate their own children, but their self-determination to educate communities. In doing so, these parents have created value and maximized the use of resources within their geography of opportunity. This is more than a book about Black home educators, but a book about agency, resistance, freedom and culture—essential ingredients to lifelong learning.” - Kathaleena Edward Monds, professor and founding director of the Center for Educational Opportunity, Albany State University