“Charter School “Miracle”? Youth Participatory Action Research and Education Reform in Post-Katrina New Orleans”
Volume 9:1-2, p. 143 (2011)
by Jacob Cohen and OiYan A. Poon
ABSTRACT: This policy brief examines and identifies education disparities within the context of a much-touted New Orleans “charter school miracle.” After describing the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) method employed at a local Vietnamese American youth organization in New Orleans, we summarize findings on inequalities in academic rigor and access to quality teaching, which suggest that charter school reforms are not bringing about an education “miracle” in post-Katrina New Orleans and that students of color, in particular, are inadequately served. The brief also discusses the potential implications of YPAR methods for asserting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) perspectives and voices in ongoing education reform debates.
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Jacob Cohen and OiYan Poon (2011) Charter School “Miracle”?: Youth Participatory Action Research and Education Reform in Post-Katrina New Orleans. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community: 2011, Vol. 9, No. 1-2, pp. 143-150.