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Chicano Students and the Courts
Richard R. Valencia
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Paperback. Some sources rank Mexican Americans as one of the most poorly educated ethnic groups in the United States. This title offers a comprehensive look at this community's long-standing legal struggle for better schools and educational equality. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 508 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFC; JHMP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 778.
In 1925 Adolfo ‘Babe’ Romo, a Mexican American rancher in Tempe, Arizona, filed suit against his school district on behalf of his four young children, who were forced to attend a markedly low-quality segregated school, and won. But Romo v. Laird was just the beginning. Some sources rank Mexican Americans as one of the most poorly educated ethnic groups in the United States. Chicano Students and the Courts is a comprehensive look at this community’s long-standing legal struggle for better schools and educational equality. Through the lens of critical race theory, Valencia details why and how Mexican American parents and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
Series
Critical America
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814788301
SKU
V9780814788301
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About Richard R. Valencia
Richard R. Valencia is Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty Associate of the Center for Mexican American Studies, and Fellow in the Lee Hage Jamail Regents Chair in Education at The University of Texas at Austin. His books include Chicano School Failure and Success.
Reviews for Chicano Students and the Courts
This book is a significant contribution to the literature on Mexican American activism in education and documents in rich detail the successes and failures of these legal struggles . . . It is highly recommended for scholars, historians, educators, lawyers, and community activists of all colors.
The Journal of American History
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