Discover how to give African American children the education they deserve with this updated new resource 

In the newly revised Third Edition of The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, distinguished professor Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings delivers an encouraging exploration of the future of education for African American students. She describes eight exemplary teachers, all of whom differ in their personal style and methods, who share an approach to teaching that affirms and strengthens cultural identity. 

In this mixture of scholarship and storytelling, you’ll learn how to create intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of all children. This important book teaches: 

• What successful teachers do, don’t do, and what we can learn from them 
• Why it’s so important for teachers to work with the unique strengths each student brings to the classroom 
• How to improve educational outcomes for African American children across the country 

Perfect for teachers, parents, school leaders, and administrators, The Dreamkeepers will also earn a place in the libraries of school boards, professors of education, urban sociologists, and casual readers with an interest in issues of race and education. 

GLORIA LADSON-BILLINGS is the Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education Emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Previously, she worked as a teacher in the Philadelphia public school system. She has served as president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Academy of Education and is a Fellow of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and the American Educational Research Association.

Foreword to the New Edition

Preface

The Author

Introduction

1. A Dream Deferred

2. Does Culture Matter?

3. Seeing Color, Seeing Culture

4. We Are Family

5. The Tree of Knowledge

6. Culturally Relevant Teaching

7. Making Dreams into Reality

Afterword

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Context

Notes

Index

Discussion Questions