Title: Race, Class, and Education: Lessons for School Leaders from Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Coast
Abstract:In an edited volume on the relevance of Hurricane Katrina to education, Brown, Dancy, and Davis (2007) drew upon ancient texts in a prophetic declaration. Th e authors predicted that-should educators ...In an edited volume on the relevance of Hurricane Katrina to education, Brown, Dancy, and Davis (2007) drew upon ancient texts in a prophetic declaration. Th e authors predicted that-should educators fail to adequately address disparities at the intersection of race and education-the Gulf coast would not be plagued by water but "the fi re next time" (p. 69). On April 20, 2010, fi re killed 11 platform workers and injured 17 others when a drilling rig operated by British Petroleum (BP) exploded in the Gulf of Mexico just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Th e result was the most massive oil spill in marine history.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-08-21
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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