ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the various ways that education is conceived for the working class: first, as a means of social mobility, second, as a way of reproducing class position, and, finally, as a potential collaborator with larger communities. It reviews the main points and emphases of the chapters in this section. It demonstrates how including working-class students in the academy can contribute to a better system for all. To do this well, we need more working-class studies programs. Working-class studies can aid in this endeavor, opening up the academy to new ways of thinking about its place in the larger social system, breaking or questioning its ties to the reproduction of class privilege.
