How Schools Make Race, Teaching Latinx Racialization in America

In "How Schools Make Race," Dr. Laura C. Chávez-Moreno examines how schools implicitly and explicitly shape students' understanding of race, particularly focusing on the Latinx experience.

The book delves into the contradictions within classrooms and communities striving for antiracism, highlighting how educational practices, policies, and societal ideas interact to create and reinforce racial categories.

Chávez-Moreno challenges readers to rethink race and consider Latinx as a racialized group, analyzing how Latinidad is constructed in relation to other racial categories.

The research explores the complexities of bilingual education programs and their role in shaping racial perceptions.

Ultimately, the book emphasizes the importance of understanding how schools teach about race to address racial inequities.