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Tough Fronts takes the difficult issues in urban education head on by putting street-savvy students at the forefront of the discussion on how to best make successful changes for inner city schools. Innavidual chapters discuss scholarly depictions of black America, the social complexity of the teacher-student relationship, innavidual success stories of ‘at-risk’ programs, popular images of urban students, and implications for education policy. With close attention to the voices of innavidual students, this engaging book gives vitality and legitimacy to arguments for school changes that have been lacking in previous discussions.