Whose Priorities and Values? LatCrit and School Leadership in Two Low-Income Immigrant Neighborhoods of Color

• In Event: Engaging Community and Issues of Equity in Leadership Development

Abstract

This qualitative multi-case study considers culturally responsive leadership in two immigrant communities: one in Harlem, New York, and the other in El Paso, Texas. Both urban districts have a long history of maintaining racial and economically segregated schools that view immigrant students and families through deficit-lenses and were recently engaged in cheating scandals that have led to immigrant students dropping out or being harmed. Based on our findings, four primary findings emerged. These findings were situated in the district contexts and histories previously described and characterize the challenges and actions school leaders identified while creating more culturally responsive schools.

Authors

• Terri Nicol Watson, City College of New York - CUNY

• David Edward DeMatthews, The University of Texas - Austin

• Elena Izquierdo, The University of Texas - El Paso