Review of For White folks who teach in the Hood... and the rest of y'all too: Reality pedagogy and urban education

Alison S. Marzocchi is an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department at California State University, Fullerton. Her research interests focus on recruitment and retention of underrepresented students in postsecondary mathematics degrees. Alison, who self-identifies as White, has extensive experience working with urban students through the Upward Bound Program. Before working at the university level, Alison was a high school mathematics and computer science teacher. 

Benikia Kressler is an advocate for minoritized students, particularly those at-risk and placed in Special Education. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at California State University, Fullerton. Her research centers on the intersection of race, class, (dis) abilities and culture for students in urban schools and the teachers that educate them. Dr. Kressler self-identifies as a Black cis-woman with a passion for social justice for historically marginalized students by the policies and practices of institutions of education. Before entering the university, she worked as a secondary special educator in urban schools.