A Race to the Top From the Bottom of the Well? The Paradox of Race and U.S. Education Reform. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Horsford, Sonya Douglass
• Is Part Of: Educational forum. Volume 81:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 136
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: educational reform -- inequality -- political aspects/governmental influence -- race -- racism; Education -- Periodicals; 370.5
• DOI: 10.1080/00131725.2017.1280754
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-1725

Abstract

Abstract: This article explores the paradox of "race" and U.S. education reform in the 21st century. I consider how the invisible ontology of race and its entangled relationship with class divert our attention from economic inequality and undermine policies intended to redress racial inequality in schools. I conclude that the education research community must unpack its use of "race" and focus on the role of racism in the maintenance of racial caste in America's schools.