Bringing equity back : research for a new era in American educational policy / edited by Janice Petrovich, Amy Stuart Wells ; foreword by Alison Bernstein ; afterword by Wendy Puriefoy.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Petrovich, Janice, Wells, Amy Stuart, 1961-, Bernstein, Alison R., 1947-, Puriefoy, Wendy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Teachers College Press, c2005.
Subjects:	Educational equalization > United States. Minorities > Education > Political aspects > United States. Minorities > Education > Government policy > United States.

Table of Contents:

I: Setting the context
1. The shifting terrain of education policy: why we must bring equity back / Janice Petrovich
2. The politics of equity in urban school reform / Marilyn Gittell
II: How equity-minded policies have fared in the era of "excellence"
3. How tracking undermines race equity in desegregated schools / Roslyn Arlin Mickelson
4. Mandates still matter: examining a key policy tool for promoting successful equity-minded reform / Kevin G. Welner and Jeannie Oakes
5. Shaping the future: testing and diversity in college admissions / Marguerite Clarke, George Madaus, and Arnold R. Shore
6. Addressing institutional inequities in education: the case of advanced placement courses in California / Maya Federman and Harry P. Pachón
III: Education reform since the 1980s: excellence trumps equity
Reforming whole schools: challenges and complexities / Mark Berends, Susan Bodilly, and Sheila Nataraj Kirby
8. School choice in the foreground, gender equity in the background / Amanda Datnow and Lea Hubbard
9. Charter school reform and the shifting meaning of educational equity: greater voice and greater inequality? / Amy Stuart Wells, Janelle T. Scott, Alejandra Lopez, and Jennifer Jellison Holme
10. Race, assets, and choosing schools: current school choices and the future of vouchers / Thomas M. Shapiro and Heather Beth Johnson
11. Do school vouchers lead to greater social equity? / Martin Carnoy and Patrick J. McEwan
12. Adequacy litigations: a new path to equity? / Michael A. Rebell.

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