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Adult Books - Nonfiction - Social Sciences - Education
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And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City High School Students.
Corwin, Miles (author).
May 2000. 432p. Avon/Bard, hardcover, $25 (0-380-97650-1). 371.95.
REVIEW.
First published May 15, 2000 (Booklist).
During the year that California began dismantling affirmative action at state universities, Los Angeles Times reporter Corwin chronicled youngsters who would be affected by that change. He spent a school year at Crenshaw High School in South-Central L.A., and he profiles Crenshaw students who braved great odds to even get to the point of college admission. Those students came out of poverty, abusive families, and gang-infested neighborhoods, and they fought to maintain the demanding academic standards of an advanced placement program. Among them were Toya, who, pregnant before her final year, struggled with impoverished teen motherhood; determined and fiercely independent Olivia, a ward of the foster care system; and Sadikifu, who labored to keep distant from friends in gangs. Corwin also portrays the tensions between two dedicated English teachers who disagreed about how to prepare low-income, minority students for the academic challenges of college and the social realities of life beyond South-Central. This is a compelling portrayal of 12 gifted but disadvantaged students and the broader issue of affirmative action. (Reviewed May 15, 2000)— Vanessa Bush
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Features That Discuss This Work:
1. Focus : Black Families
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