This volume informs the reader about new teachers in urban underserved schools and their development as teachers for social equity. The accounts of five novice teachers who grew up outside the communities in which they teach lead to chapters that contain advice for teacher educators, future and current teachers, and school leaders. These early career teachers learned much about bridging the cultural divide between themselves and their students, confronted and resolved big challenges that may immobilize some who set out to teach in these communities. They brought to their classrooms strong...

Discover the inner workings of schools that successfully serve multilingual students. They do this through school-wide initiatives that include developing students' home languages, recruiting community members to mentor students, establishing positive and respectful climates, and providing rigorous instructional interventions.