2016
DOI: 10.1177/0042085916636656
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“A Great School Benefits Us All”: Advantaged Parents and the Gentrification of an Urban Public School

Abstract: Middle-class, professional, and White families in gentrifying cities are increasingly choosing neighborhood public schools. As critical consumers of public education, these families frequently bring not only new resources to schools but also new demands. This article examines the process of “school gentrification” by analyzing the discourse of a neighborhood parents’ listserv. I find that as they worked to make their local public school “great,” advantaged parents performed the role of careful investors, defin… Show more

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“…A half-century after Brown , increasing numbers of white, affluent families across the nation are enrolling their children in urban schools that have historically served low-income communities of color (Cucchiara, 2013; Freidus, 2016; Keels, Burdick-Will, & Keene, 2013; Kimelberg & Billingham, 2012; Mordechay & Ayscue, 2017; Posey-Maddox, 2014; Siegel-Hawley, Thachik, & Bridges, 2016). While some parents, educators, and policymakers see these demographic shifts as opportunities to promote integration, others see the same changes as threats to their access to quality education or community schools.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A half-century after Brown , increasing numbers of white, affluent families across the nation are enrolling their children in urban schools that have historically served low-income communities of color (Cucchiara, 2013; Freidus, 2016; Keels, Burdick-Will, & Keene, 2013; Kimelberg & Billingham, 2012; Mordechay & Ayscue, 2017; Posey-Maddox, 2014; Siegel-Hawley, Thachik, & Bridges, 2016). While some parents, educators, and policymakers see these demographic shifts as opportunities to promote integration, others see the same changes as threats to their access to quality education or community schools.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Si, pour le moment, certaines intervenantes ne semblent pas trop inquiètes du changement de fréquentation dans leur service, elles regrettent toutefois la fin de l'admissibilité de leurs programmes à des financements destinés aux milieux défavorisés -une réalité observée dans le cadre d'autres enquêtes sur la gentrification en milieu scolaire (Freidus, 2019). D'autres intervenantes se rendent compte de la tension entre une approche d'intervention communautaire basée sur l'accès universel et l'inclusion, et une conception sous-jacente de leur action qui vise le modeling parental.…”
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“…Contrairement au contexte scolaire, où la mixité est « imposée » par l'affectation des enfants à leur école (publique) en fonction du code postal, les OCF sont fréquentés sur une base volontaire par les mères, ce qui leur permet de moduler leur fréquentation en fonction des activités. Plutôt que de songer à déménager dans un quartier offrant de meilleurs services (tel qu'observé à propos des écoles [Ball, Bowe et Gewirtz, 1995 ;Butler et Robson, 2003 ;Savage, Bagnall et Longhurst, 2005]), les mères « gentrifiantes » peuvent alors faire des « choix » (Freidus, 2019).…”
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