Drawing on rich qualitative data, these internationally renowned authors reveal how black Caribbean middle-class parents attempt to navigate their children successfully through the school system, and defend them against low expectations and other manifestations of racism and discrimination. The book poses wider questions about the experiences of social mobility and the intersection of race and class in forming the identity of the parents and their children.

Built on a foundation of compelling evidence, including up-to-date statistics, studies of classroom life, and the views and experiences of black children and parents, this book shows how race inequality is not simply ignored by policy-makers, but is actively sustained and extended by the very policies and practices that are preached in the name of raising standards for all.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has grown to become an international movement of scholars working across multiple disciplines; some of the most dynamic and challenging CRT takes place in Education. This collection brings together some of the most exciting and influential CRT in Education.

Of interest to academics, students and policymakers, this collection shows how racism operates in numerous hidden ways and demonstrates how CRT challenges the taken-for-granted assumptions that shape educational policy and practice.