pt. 1. Current realities of the Chicano schooling experience: The plight of Chicano students: an overview of schooling conditions and outcomes / Richard R. Valencia ; Segregation, desegregation, and integration of Chicano students / Richard R. Valencia ; Chicano dropouts / Russel W. Rumberger and Gloria M. Rodríguez ; Chicana feminist theorizing: methodologies, pedagogies, and practices / Dolores Delgado Bernal and C. Alejandra Elenes ; Supporting the participation and success of Chicanos in higher education / Maria Estela Zarate, Victor Saénz, and Leticia Oseguera -- pt. 2. Language perspectives on Chicano student achievement: Language, public policy, and schooling : a focus on Chicano English language learners / Eugene E. García, Ann-Marie Wiese, and Delis Cuéllar ; Two way dual language education / Elena Izquierdo -- pt. 3. Cultural and familial perspectives on Chicano student academic achievement: Critical ethnographies of education in the Latino/a diaspora / Sofia A. Villenas and Douglas E. Foley ; Chicano families and schools: challenges for strengthening family-school relationships / Robert P. Moreno and Richard R. Valencia -- pt. 4. Educational assessment and placement issues regarding Chicano students: Grappling with the intersection of language and ability differences : equity issues for Chicano/Latino students in special education / Alfredo J. Artiles, Federico R. Waitoller, and Rebecca Neal ; Gifted Chicano students: underrepresentation issues and best-case practices for identification and placement / Richard R. Valencia and Bruno J. Villarreal -- pt. 5. The big picture and Chicano school failure and success: The big picture : systemic and institutional factors / Arthur Pearl ; Conclusion : toward school reform / Richard R. Valencia and Arthur Pearl.