Nicola Rollock is Lecturer in Education and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.David Gillborn is Professor of Critical Race Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.Carol Vincent is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.Stephen J. Ball is Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• Introduction: Race and Class: Background and Context. Race, Class Status and Identification Part 1: Black Middle Classes and School Choosing Schools: Searching for ‘the Right Mix’. Parents’ Aspirations and Teacher Expectations. Race, Class, Disability and ‘Special Educational Needs’. Parents’ Engagement and Involvement in Schools Part 2: Black Middle Classes and Society Raising the Healthy Black Middle Class Child. Strategies for Survival: Managing Race in Public Spaces. Continuity and Difference Across Three Generations. A Colour-blind Future?

"The Colour of Class closes a major gap in research on classed-based parenting and educational inequality by putting the spotlight on the intersection of race and class. This well-written and dynamic book will be enthusiastically welcomed by researchers and graduate students in the field of educational inequalities, minority schooling, and anti-oppressive education." - Max Anthony Newman, London Review of Education "Recommended reading for educators seeking to develop their critical thinking about social justice issues in relation to the education of the Black child. [This book] will assist with the critical and difficult dialogues that take place in or outside the classroom."— Victoria Showunmi, Educational Review

Nicola Rollock is Lecturer in Education and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.David Gillborn is Professor of Critical Race Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.Carol Vincent is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.Stephen J. Ball is Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• Introduction: Race and Class: Background and Context. Race, Class Status and Identification Part 1: Black Middle Classes and School Choosing Schools: Searching for ‘the Right Mix’. Parents’ Aspirations and Teacher Expectations. Race, Class, Disability and ‘Special Educational Needs’. Parents’ Engagement and Involvement in Schools Part 2: Black Middle Classes and Society Raising the Healthy Black Middle Class Child. Strategies for Survival: Managing Race in Public Spaces. Continuity and Difference Across Three Generations. A Colour-blind Future?

"The Colour of Class closes a major gap in research on classed-based parenting and educational inequality by putting the spotlight on the intersection of race and class. This well-written and dynamic book will be enthusiastically welcomed by researchers and graduate students in the field of educational inequalities, minority schooling, and anti-oppressive education." - Max Anthony Newman, London Review of Education "Recommended reading for educators seeking to develop their critical thinking about social justice issues in relation to the education of the Black child. [This book] will assist with the critical and difficult dialogues that take place in or outside the classroom."— Victoria Showunmi, Educational Review

Nicola Rollock is Lecturer in Education and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.David Gillborn is Professor of Critical Race Studies and Director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education, University of Birmingham, UK.Carol Vincent is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.Stephen J. Ball is Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

• Introduction: Race and Class: Background and Context. Race, Class Status and Identification Part 1: Black Middle Classes and School Choosing Schools: Searching for ‘the Right Mix’. Parents’ Aspirations and Teacher Expectations. Race, Class, Disability and ‘Special Educational Needs’. Parents’ Engagement and Involvement in Schools Part 2: Black Middle Classes and Society Raising the Healthy Black Middle Class Child. Strategies for Survival: Managing Race in Public Spaces. Continuity and Difference Across Three Generations. A Colour-blind Future?

"The Colour of Class closes a major gap in research on classed-based parenting and educational inequality by putting the spotlight on the intersection of race and class. This well-written and dynamic book will be enthusiastically welcomed by researchers and graduate students in the field of educational inequalities, minority schooling, and anti-oppressive education." - Max Anthony Newman, London Review of Education "Recommended reading for educators seeking to develop their critical thinking about social justice issues in relation to the education of the Black child. [This book] will assist with the critical and difficult dialogues that take place in or outside the classroom."— Victoria Showunmi, Educational Review