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Description
This book invites readers to reimagine a movement for educational justice, one in which justice workers recognize imperialist white supremacist capitalist cis-hetero patriarchy as the broad, interlocking system of domination that continues to oppress historically marginalized students, whose rights are presently being vehemently opposed by those who fear an egalitarian society that no longer privileges whiteness. This work also examines bans on “wokeness,” illustrating the regressive and assaultive nature of current attacks. Important, too, it offers guidance for those seeking direction about how to advance educational justice for all students whose rights are being threatened.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Preface: How I Came to Care for and Cultivate Trees
Foreword by Alexandra Babino
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
A Note About Language
Part I: Centuries in the Making: Planting Trees in Poisoned Soil
Chapter 1: Soiled, A Society Rooted in White Supremacy
Chapter 2: Planting Trees: The Resistance to White Supremacy
Chapter 3: Bearing Fruit: The Evolution of Schooling for Students of Color
Part II. The Blighting of the Fruit
Chapter 4: Leading up to the Blighting
Chapter 6: Blighting the Fruit: Attacks Against Minoritized Students
Chapter 7: Harmful Lies
Part III: Healing the Trees
Chapter 8: Healing the Trees Through (Critical) Introspection
Chapter 10: Healing the Trees Through Inclusivity & Intersectionality
Chapter 11: Healing the Trees Through Insurgency
Chapter 12: Healing the Trees Through (Radical) Imagination
Conclusion: Make a Career of Humanity
References
Product details
| Published | 05 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 264 |
| ISBN | 9798216381044 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 3 B/W figures, 19 textboxes |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Reimagining Educational Justice in the Face of Opposition reminds readers that anti-racist leadership is not only moral and intellectual but also spiritual and restorative. Dr. Caldera contextualizes current challenges without losing hope, offering a pedagogy rooted in healing rather than despair.
Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr., assistant professor and EdD coordinator, School of Education, Howard University
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What distinguishes this book is its refusal to romanticize the teaching profession. The book's interdisciplinary texture, as it moves through history, sociology, gender, and race studies, creates a layered understanding of schooling as both an instrument of domination and a site of possible resistance.
Martez Files, assistant professor of black studies in teacher education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
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Dr. Caldera masterfully connects past and present, tracing how justice work has evolved from Reconstruction to the current assaults on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The combination of historical grounding, poetic narrative, and actionable guidance makes the book both intellectually rigorous and spiritually restorative.
Ramona T. Pittman, associate professor of teaching, learning and culture, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University
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The book truly shines by pulling the historical struggle of social justice in education into our current political, social, and cultural context. Moreover, ending the book with a focus on solutions gives the reader some hope and tangible steps to make change both personally and institutionally.
Gabriel Huddleston, chair, Counseling, Societal Change, and Inquiry Department, College of Education, Texas Christian University
























