Ignoring the Elephant in the Room: Unpacking the shortcomings of “college and career readiness” as an educative approach in urban schools as preparation for tomorrow’s economy

In promoting “college and career readiness”, certain assumptions are taken for granted: that schools are sites of egalitarian meritocracy and not spaces of social reproduction, that tomorrow’s job market desires more individuals with formal education, and that the market will a viable one for qualified and willing workers.