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E-book State of Empowerment : Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State

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At around 3:00 on weekday afternoons, dismissal bells ring at thousands of schools across the country. For millions of students, these bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important educa-tional activity: federally funded after-school programs offering tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision.At Jackson Elementary1 in Chicago, the end of the day is an “all hands on deck” exercise, as staff watch for what they call “riffraff,” fights between stu-dents from rival schools or gangs. Teachers stand outside their classrooms monitoring lines of students while parents stream into the school’s front doors. Older students leave first to pick up younger siblings as staff members an-nounce each parent’s arrival over walkie-talkies. While this carefully managed sequence unfolds, a few dozen students climb the stairs for English tutoring with Mr. William and Ms. Cynthia, or math instruction with Mr. Michael.A few blocks away, the after-school program at a nonprofit—Progress Youth Development Corp—is already underway. Parent volunteers are copy-ing worksheets, counseling misbehaving students, and sharing gossip with one another and the staff. Ms. Brandy, a longtime Progress parent, snacks on an orange at the welcome desk alongside Lauren, a staff member, as the two work on a portfolio of student artwork for an upcoming awards ceremony. As they sort through the colorful construction paper, Brandy enthusiasti-cally sings along to a gospel song playing in the background. Lauren seems unfazed by Brandy’s high-pitched singing—she looks over at Brandy and grins. Soon, students trickle in downstairs, scribbling their names on sign-in sheets and rushing to the playground, basketball court, and computer lab.Meanwhile, at South End Community Center in Chicago’s Southside, dozens of after-school students dressed in uniforms—polos and khakis—sit at the homework table. Pencils and worksheets are out and backpacks are tucked under seats. Furrowed brows and concentrated looks are interrupted by giggles and restless energ y as staff members struggle to keep students on task. Students who have completed their homework leave the table to play with their friends; in the center of the room, a half dozen students huddle on the floor near two large crates filled with oversized Lego blocks, dolls, and puzzles. A third grader slides crumpled worksheets into his backpack and then announces his plan to stay in touch with his classmates over the sum-mer: “You know school is shutting down in a month, so I want to keep in touch with every boy. . . . I dunno about the girls.”

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No. Panggil

320 BAR s

Penerbit

USA : University of Michigan Press., 2020

Deskripsi Fisik

179 hlm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780472131648

Klasifikasi

320

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Political dan Government Science

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