{"product_id":"9780226120355","title":"When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools: Class, Race, and the Challenge of Equity in Public Education","description":"In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to—and often end up becoming active in—urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class transformation, \u003ci\u003eWhen Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools\u003c\/i\u003e asks whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial security and equitable diversity.\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on in-depth research at an urban elementary school, Posey-Maddox examines parents’ efforts to support the school through their outreach, marketing, and volunteerism. She shows that when middle-class parents engage in urban school communities, they can bring a host of positive benefits, including new educational opportunities and greater diversity. But their involvement can also unintentionally marginalize less-affluent parents and diminish low-income students’ access to the improving schools. In response, Posey-Maddox argues that school reform efforts, which usually equate improvement with rising test scores and increased enrollment, need to have more equity-focused policies in place to ensure that low-income families also benefit from—and participate in—school change. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084192530672,"sku":"9780226120355","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/248838345.jpg?v=1744702831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226120355","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}