I: Federal policy and urban education
The economic is political
Federal policies maintain urban poverty
Taxing rich and poor
New hope for urban students
II: Metropolitan inequities
Jobs and public transit mismatches
Regional housing reform as education reform
Local challenges to federal and regional mandates
III: Social movements, new public policy, and urban educational reform
How do people become involved in political contention?
Building a new social movement
Putting education at the center.