Includes bibliographical references and index.

An argument for practice-based evidence in reading education / Patrick Shannon -- The National Writing Project : the heart and soul of a reform that works / Sheridan Blau -- Fiction or reality? : the reciprocity of school film literacy representations and educational Policy, 1955-2017 / Christian Z. Goering, Shelbie Witte, & Seth D. French -- Limiting EL students to a monolingual education : a movement of failure / Ashley N. Gerhardson -- How close is too close? : the ethics of reading and neoliberal education reform / Brandon L. Sams -- The effects of high-stakes testing : a narrowing of student writing / Allison Escher & Anthony Petrosky -- The impact of portfolio based performance assessments on the development of preservice literacy teacher reflection / Christine D. Gaul & Kelly R. Simon -- The "real world" of schooling : the market as ethic in education practice and policy / Joaquin Muñoz -- "Tell them I can do this test in Spanish" : re-envisioning literacy assessment practices for young bilingual learners / Leanne M. Evans -- Teacher as advocate for social justice : integrating advocacy into the theory and redagogy of literacy education / Faryl Kander & Mary F. Roe -- "You can't just wave a flag in this place" : using social justice literacies for reform / Brittany Richer -- Preservice teacher inquiry into histories of education reform and advocacy in clinical sites / Sarah Hochstetler -- Finding the "brave spaces" : reclaiming teacher Ppofessionalism / Cathy Fleischer.