1st Edition

Cultivating Equity Literacy in Schools and Communities Stories to Redefine School Quality

156 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book draws on research in community‑based literacy, geospatial literacy, family literacy, and ethnography to examine the complex dynamics of school choice and decision‑making, and the role literacy plays in advancing equity in schools and communities. Cultivating Equity Literacy in Schools and Communities begins by introducing the topics and intersections of school equity, advocacy, and... Read more

1. Introduction: School Equity, Advocacy, and Place-Based Literacy  2. Multigenerational Collaborative Ethnography—Building on Dividing Classes  3. History of Hillsdale’s Division and Current School Choice Landscape  4. Navigating Kindergarten Entry—(Head)start to (Un)choosing Wrightway  5. Margins of the Schoolyard: Unseen Dimensions of School Inequity  6. Hillsdale Children and Youth as In-the-Moment Archivists: Complicated Stories Walking to Educational Equity  7. Year of Equity—Community Committee for Educational Equity  8. Conclusion—What Makes a Good School  9. Epilogue

Biography

Christy Wessel-Powell is Associate Professor of Literacy and Language Education at Purdue University, USA.

Alexandra Panos is Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies in the College of Education, University of South Florida, USA.

Casey Pennington is Assistant Professor of Literacy in the School of Education at State University of New York, Cortland, USA.

Regina Weir is a STEAM teacher and outdoor education coordinator at Lawrence County Independent School, Indiana, USA.