13: The Stormy Seas of Educational Inequality: Reading From the Back Page

In this chapter, the author offers a critical examination of Twenty-First-Century Jim Crow Schools by Sanders, Stovall, and White (2018), linking the historical roots of educational segregation to modern neoliberal reforms. Through a blend of personal narrative and academic critique, the author investigates how educational inequalities are being reintroduced via the expansion of charter schools, privatization, corruption, and the marginalization of at-risk communities. This chapter provides vivid examples from both the U.S. and Ghana and reveals how school systems are driven by global market forces. The author stresses that profit-motivated policies continue to foster inequality and suppress community voices. The chapter is relevant to today’s educational landscape as it brings attention to ending systemic injustices, and advocates for public education as a common social good.