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The GPG: Countering the “Revolving Door” of Families in the Neighborhood The GPG: Countering the “Revolving Door” of Families in the Neighborhood
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Race, Class, and Perceptions of Public Schools Race, Class, and Perceptions of Public Schools
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Building a Bridge between Neighborhood and School Building a Bridge between Neighborhood and School
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Forging a Community in Support of Public Schooling Forging a Community in Support of Public Schooling
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Achieving a Critical Mass Achieving a Critical Mass
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Seeking Diversity and Embracing Civic Responsibility Seeking Diversity and Embracing Civic Responsibility
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Outreach, Marketing, and Public Relations Outreach, Marketing, and Public Relations
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GPG Outreach: A “Double-Edged Sword” GPG Outreach: A “Double-Edged Sword”
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Four The (Re)Making of a Good Public School: Parent and Teacher Views of a Changing School Community
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Three Building a “Critical Mass”: Neighborhood Parent Group Action for School Change
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Published:March 2014
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on the influence of parents’ collective action and social networks in processes of school choice and urban school transformation. Specifically, the chapter examines the efforts of a middle-class neighborhood parent group to increase neighborhood enrollment and investment in their local school. Through an analysis of parents’ efforts to create what several described as a “critical mass” of middle-class families at the school, this chapter explores the equity implications of neighborhood parent-group organizing for urban school reform. The findings suggest that middle-class parents are not simply taking advantage of urban revitalization efforts led by developers and civic leaders, but may be collective actors in processes of school and neighborhood change.
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