Table of Contents
Foreword Adam Sanchez Interviews Bill Bigelow ix
Preface A Defense of Public Education and an Action Plan for Change Sarah Knopp Jeff Bale 1
1 Schools, Marxism, and Liberation Sarah Knopp 9
2 The Struggle for Black Education Brian Jones 41
Focus on: The Indian Boarding Schools Michele Bollinger 70
3 Linguistic Justice at School Jeff Bale 77
4 Obama's Neoliberal Agenda for Public Education Gillian Russom 109
Focus on: Students, Parents, and Teachers Nationwide Protest Gutting of Public Education Rose Aguilar 135
5 Teachers' Unions and Social Justice Jesse Hagopian John T. Green 141
Focus on: The Madison Protests Dan Trocolli Sarah Knopp 176
Focus on: Teachers' Struggle in Oaxaca, Mexico Jessie Muldoon 182
6 Pedagogy and Revolution: Reading Freire in Context Adrienne Johnstone Elizabeth Terzakis 187
Focus on: The Freedom Schools Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 211
7 Literacy and Revolution Megan Behrent 217
Acknowledgments 243
Notes 245
Index 275
About the Authors 285