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Detracking for excellence and equity Detracking for excellence and equity Carol Corbett Burris Proven strategies for launching, sustaining, and monitoring a reform that will offer all students access to the best curriculum, raise achievement across the board, and close the achievement gap. OL11921248W
Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity Carl A. Grant Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity is a hands-on, reader-friendly multicultural education textbook that aims to actively engage education students in critical reflection and sel… OL15079090W
Gender equity in science and engineering Gender equity in science and engineering Diana Bilimoria "Women faculty's participation in academic science and engineering is critical for future US global competitiveness, yet their underrepresentation particularly in senior positions remains a widesprea… OL16014412W
Creating campus cultures Creating campus cultures Samuel D. Museus "Many colleges and universities have not engaged in a critical self-examination and transformation of the cultures of their campuses that can lead to most effectively serving racially diverse student… OL16014460W
Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Money, mandates, and local control in American public education Bryan Shelly "'This book is outstanding. . . . No one has delved into the issue of school financing with such depth, data and thoughtful analysis. It is simply the best in the field.' Susan B. Neuman, University … OL16213849W
Urban education Urban education Karen S. Gallagher "Many factors complicate the education of urban students. Among them have been issues related to population density; racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity; poverty; racism (individual an… OL16342131W
Waiting for "Superman" Waiting for "Superman" Karl Weber The American public school system is in crisis, failing millions of students, producing almost as many dropouts as graduates, and threatening our economic future. By 2020, the United States will have… OL16813110W
The opportunity equation The opportunity equation Eric Schwarz "Citizen Schools is a fresh and personal look at education and the increasingly unequal access to opportunity in America. The book gets beyond the tired debate about charter schools and unions and te… OL17889037W
Promises kept Promises kept Brewster, Joe (Psychiatrist) Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap" a divide that shows up not only in our sons' test scores, but in their social and … OL18167995W
The New servants of power The New servants of power Ernest Kahane xiii, 203 p. : 24 cm OL19006013W
Researching race and social justice in education Researching race and social justice in education Patricia J. Sikes,Fazal Rizvi viii, 150 p. ; 23 cm OL19013503W
Ending Discrimination in Special Education Ending Discrimination in Special Education Herbert Grossman "In this new edition, the author goes into more detail about the solutions to the problems identified in the book. The author, a clinical psychologist and special educator, points out the enormous di… OL1903340W
Higher Education and Social Justice Higher Education and Social Justice Andy Furlong Taking a holistic approach that focuses on access to higher education, experiences in higher education and gains derived from participation, this book explores the barriers that impede the progress o… OL19855262W
Improbable scholars Improbable scholars David L. Kirp "No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools ca… OL19965976W
Unequal opportunity Unequal opportunity Bruce M. Mitchell,Robert E. Salsbury Annotation Annotation OL20545168W
Extraordinary pedagogies for working within school settings serving nondominant students Extraordinary pedagogies for working within school settings serving nondominant students Christian Faltis,Jamal Abedi Volume 37 explores the extraordinary pedagogies that teachers and educators have developed in recent years to address the needs of nondominant students and families served by public schools and insti… OL20643814W
Education in America Education in America Kimberly Goyette 1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) OL21146032W
Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development Dongping Yang This book is an English translation of selected articles from the "2013 Annual Report on Educational Development in China", produced by the 21st Century Education Development Research Academy in Chin… OL21788597W
Educating Everybody's Children Educating Everybody's Children Robert W. Cole This revised and expanded 2nd edition of Educating Everybody's Children provides educators with research-proven instructional strategies to meet the varying needs of students from economically, ethni… OL6623230W
The Brontës and Education The Brontës and Education Marianne Thormählen xii, 304 pages ; 24 cm OL8306080W
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