Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1.Ebonics in the Urban Education Debate -- 1. Ebonics: Background to the Policy Debate -- 2. Using the Vernacular to Teach the Standard -- 3. Educational Implications of Ebonics -- 4. Black Language and the Education of Black Children: One Mo Once -- 5. Ebonics and Education in the Context of Culture: Meeting the Language and Cultural Needs of English Learning African American Students -- 6. Language Varieties in the School Curriculum: Where Do They Belong and How Will They Get There? -- Part 2.Background To The Ebonics Debate -- Introduction -- Oakland Unified School District's Resolution -- A. ORIGINAL OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION ON EBONICS -- Examples of Legislative Reaction -- B.CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE -- Legal Background -- C. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN ET AL. V. ANN ARBOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD -- Linguists' Reactions -- D. A Linguist Looks At the Ebonics Debate -- Organizational Responses -- E. POLICY STATEMENT OF THE TESOL BOARD ON AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH1 -- Recommended Readings on Ebonics -- Scholarly References and News Titles