Panel Member

• In Event: Grassroots Educational Organizing in an Era of Global Capital

Abstract

Dave Stovall (2006a, 2006b) will identify a similar trend in educational policy in Chicago. Unfortunately, this trend has resulted in a groundswell of exclusionary educational policies not only in Chicago but throughout the United States and internationally. The aforementioned development, by targeting the educational hopes and aspirations of low-income families of color, reveals a densely constructed veil of deceptive practices regarding new school development and educational policy, including private management of schools without public input. Stovall utilizes Critical Race Theory, critical urban theory, and critical theories of political economy to deconstruct the practices of urban school "reformers" who come in the form of Central Office bureaucrats, Educational Management Organizations, and private philanthropy. Simultaneously, a collection of families, teachers, students, and activists have resisted said trends. Through their narratives, he identifies strategies and resources mobilized by Chicago residents through direct-action organizing, coalition building, and consistency within school and community partnerships.

Author

• David O. Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago