Tag: Inequality

Member of the Week: Diana J. Montaño

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Diana J. Montaño Assistant Professor in History at Washington University in St. Louis @DJMontao1  Describe your current research. What about it drew your interest?  I am currently working on two projects, both of which interrogate the use of technology in Mexico. “Urban Palisades: Technology in the Making of Santa Fe, Mexico City” is a collaborative project […]

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Education Failed to be an Equalizer in Boston — A Review of “The Education Trap”

.Reading time 8 minutes.

Groeger, Cristina Viviana. The Education Trap: Schools and the Remaking of Inequality in Boston. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2021. Reviewed by Erika M. Kitzmiller For centuries, social reformers and elected officials have insisted that education is central to reducing the inequities between the rich and poor, and in turn, to generating a more equitable […]

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Member of the Week: Erika Kitzmiller

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Erika M. Kitzmiller Teachers College Columbia University Describe your current research. What about it drew your interest?  My scholarship examines the historical processes and current reform efforts that have contributed to and challenged inequalities in present-day urban spaces. My work leverages quantitative and qualitative data to understand the intersections of educational policy and the lives […]

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