Schooling Poor Minority Children

Martha Bireda demonstrates how segregation has in U.S. schools come full circle and challenges the reader to consider whether we have the collective will to meet the needs of poor minority children. Then recognizing that segregation is a reality, Biredaprovides a meaningful and comprehensive framework for redesigning segregated schools. -- Teresa D. Hill
Dr. Bireda has done a magnificent job telling the half that hasn't been told. Schooling in the post-Brown era has had a negative impact on many students because they can't navigate the academic system designed for middle-class students. This book delineates what happened historically and how to educate these students. I recommend this book to those educational systems who are struggling with academic achievement and want to educate their students regardless of socioeconomic conditions.... -- Sammie L.Welton, Jr., field coordinator, continuing education, Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Bireda has done a magnificent job telling the half that hasn't been told. Schooling in the post-Brown era has had a negative impact on many students because they can't navigate the academic system designed for middle-class students. This book delineates what happened historically and how to educate these students. I recommend this book to those educational systems that are struggling with academic achievement and want to educate their students regardless of socioeconomic conditions. -- Sammie L.Welton, Jr., field coordinator, continuing education, Mississippi Valley State University
Martha Bireda demonstrates how segregation in U.S. schools has come full circle and challenges the reader to consider whether we have the collective will to meet the needs of poor minority children. Recognizing that segregation is a reality, Bireda provides a meaningful and comprehensive framework for redesigning segregated schools. -- Teresa D. Hill, assistant supertendent, Bloomington Public Schools, Illinois; author of Every Closed Eye Ain't Sleep: African American Perspe
Martha Bireda does an excellent job combining research and experiences to illustrate the full circle of the resegregation of schools. This book is not only a framework for communities and school districts to follow, but can be used as a reference for discussions and debates at the state and federal levels. Educators will find Bireda's work as a tool that can be used to challenge recent reform efforts at the local, state, and national levels. -- Isaac Brundage, director of community outreach, Florida Gulf Coast University