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The City University of New York
2009
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- From Community Control to Consent Decree: Puerto Ricans Organizing for Education and Language Rights in 1960s and '70s New York City Anthony De Jesús Madeline Pérez Sociología language rights decentralization Community control bilingual education community organizing Using literature review, archival analysis, and interviews this article describes major events, organizations, and individuals who advanced the educational rights of Puerto Ricans in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s. The post-WWII migration of Puerto Ricans introduced a new political battleground to the city's schools-that of language rights, which were linked to the continuing struggle over the governance of public schooling in a multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual city and nation. The organizing and political activity of Puerto Ricans during this period resulted in unprecedented policies, structures, and institutions designed to fully incorporate them into the economic and political life of the city. 2009 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37720842002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XXI