Based on more than three years of in-depth research, this book tells the stories of a small group of Latino and Latina students attending a predominantly White high school in a rural area of southeast Michigan. The book takes readers inside the hallways and classrooms of Addison High and into the homes and neighborhoods of Spanish-speaking students. It explores the history and the current socioeconomic dynamics of the school's surrounding community, and it draws connections between specific instances of teaching and learning and the broader contexts of educating culturally and linguistically diverse students. The framework set forth in the book challenges educators around the country to draw on an awareness of the ethical complexities of their work and to develop the disposition of a "citizen teacher" dedicated to fostering in all students the ability to envision, create, and participate in a more humane and democratic society. An appendix contains notes of the teachers' meeting. Each chapter includes notes. Also contains extensive references. (NKA)