Leaving Children Behind
(November 2004)
How "Texas-style" Accountability Fails Latino Youth Angela Valenzuela - Editor
Argues for a more valid and democratic approach to assessment and accountability.
The federal government has based much of its education policies on those adopted in Texas. This book examines how "Texas-style" accountability—the notion that decisions governing retention, promotion, and graduation should be based on a single test score—fails Latina/o youth and their communities. The contributors, ma...(Read More)
Subtractive Schooling
(October 1999)
U.S. - Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring Angela Valenzuela - Author
2001 AESA Critics' Choice Award
2000 AERA Outstanding Book Award
2000 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards--Honorable Mention
Provides an enhanced sense of what’s required to genuinely care for and educate the U.S.–Mexican youth in America.
“Valenzuela’s thoughtful and thorough analysis of Latino/a students’ e...(Read More)
