In these vivid, thought-provoking essays, leading scholars draw from their own life experiences to explore the ways in which socio-economic class has shaped their lives and educational practices. Some experienced the sting of poverty as students, while others tell stories of a privileged upbringing and moments of epiphany when they recognized the far-reaching effects of class privilege. Many in this volume tell stories of their successful (and not-so-successful) teaching experiences with students from various social classes, providing valuable insights for teachers and other education professionals. This book is divided into the following chapters: (1) Cutting Class in a Dangerous Era: A Critical Pedagogy of Class Awareness (Joe L. Kincheloe and Shirley R. Steinberg); (2) Exploring Critical Theory and Critical Ethnography in the Context of the Production and Reproduction of Social Class (Natalie Mixon); (3) Class, Race, Space and Unequal Educational Outcomes in the US: Beyond Dichotomies (D.W. Livingstone and Susan L. Stowe); (4) Corporate Consciousness and the Failure of Higher Education (Phil Graham, Carmen Luke, and Allan Luke); (5) Social Class and Curriculum: Theoretical-Political Possibilities and Practical Matters (Philip M. Anderson); (6) Issues of Class in Urban Science Education (Kenneth Tobin); (7) The Challenge of Equitable Access to Arts and Museum Experiences for Low Income New York City Schoolchildren (Lynda Kennedy); (8) My Daughter, Myself: Class Reflections through the Parent-Race-Gender Lens (Aaron David Gresson); (9) Readin' Class: Droppin' Out (Eric J. Weiner); (10) July 12, 1977: The Journey to Class Consciousness Begins--A Rural White South Carolina Story (Randall Hewitt); (11) Poverty of Mind, Poverty of Spirit: Breaking the Shackles that Bind (Nina Zaragoza); and (12) Afterword: It's a Class Act (Shirley R. Steinberg).