Ebonics
Subtitle: the urban education debate
By: edited by J. David Ramirez ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ramirez, J. David.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: New perspectives on language and education
Publisher: Multilingual Matters; Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Clevedon, Hants, England; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: African Americans -- Education.; English language -- Study and teaching -- African American students.; Black English.; Language and education -- Social aspects -- United States.
Description: "Controversy erupted in 1996 when the Oakland Unified School District's 'Ebonics Resolution' proposed an approach to teaching Standard English that recognized the variety of English spoken by African American students. With new demands for accountability driven by the No Child Left Behind policy and its emphasis on high-stakes testing in Standard English, this debate will no doubt rise again. This book seeks to better inform this next episode."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.