How Integration Matters: An Alternative Vision for Urban Education in an Era of the Market |
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| Authors: | Joseph B Johnston |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, USAjohnstonj@gonzaga.edu |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTThe widespread assumption in the United States today is that traditional urban public schools are failing. Market-based solutions, particularly charter schools, are seen as the way to improve urban education. How then can we understand a large urban district where educational actors have furthered a locally popular alternative vision? This article analyzes the comparison of Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY to demonstrate how four-decades-old desegregation orders continue to matter for the perceptions of urban school districts. The analysis shows how actors in Louisville utilized more favorable perceptions to fight for a compelling alternative narrative–integration–and against charter schools. |
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| Keywords: | charter schools comparative/historical desegregation integration policy development |
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