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Session Type: Paper Session
This session explores how equity in education is contested amid political polarization, racial legacies, and community resistance. Papers examine district leaders shaping agendas, families navigating urban revitalization, and Black parents turning to school choice as refusal. Studies highlight the survival of historically Black schools and advocacy against vouchers, revealing how opportunity, belonging, and resistance are structured by both policy and place across shifting educational landscapes.
Approaches to Equity Leadership in Three U.S. School Districts: Racial-Historical Contexts in Neoconservative Times - Decoteau J. Irby, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ann M. Ishimaru, University of Washington
Educational Opportunity Amid Urban Revitalization: Perceptions from Long-term Resident Parents and Children - Tara Blagg, University of Southern California; Bianca Burch, Wayne State University; Kara S. Finnigan, University of Michigan; Huriya Jabbar, University of Southern California; DeMarcus A Jenkins, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Wayne State University; Jeremy L. Singer, University of Michigan-Flint; Tyra Timm, University of Texas at Austin
Exploring the Survival of Historically Black Schools Amid Recurrent Waves of School Closures - Ja’Nya Banks, University of California - Berkeley
Black School Choice as Refusal: The Political Context of Black Families’ School Choice - De'Ja Wood, Vanderbilt University
Argument, Equity, and Public Narrative: Lessons from Anti-Voucher Advocacy - Tabitha Reynolds Hoang, Southern Education Foundation; Darian A. Burns, Southern Education Foundation; Max Altman, Southern Education Foundation; Allison Boyle, Southern Education Foundation, Inc.; Fred A. Jones, Southern Education Foundation