We previously proposed that socioeconomic status (SES) is a fundamental cause of health
inequalities and, as such, that SES inequalities in health persist over time despite radical …

Parents and community activists around the country complain that the education system is
failing our children. They point to students' failure to master basic skills, even as …

In this article, Jennifer Jellison Holme explores how parents who can afford to buy homes in
areas known" for the schools" approach school choice in an effort to illuminate how the" …

A primary goal of landscape architects and other citizens concerned with the built
environment should be to disassemble the fatal links that connect race, place, and power …

The American dream lies at the very heart of the American cultural ethos. At the center of the
American dream is the emphatic conviction that, in this society, education opens the door to …

Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world
as one of the field's most important founder, theorist and researcher, James A. Banks has …

This article seeks to provide insights into the role of teacher beliefs about parent and family
involvement in supporting or inhibiting parent and family participation in partnerships related …

This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship
between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates …

Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can
overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition …

In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving
relationship between education and social change. The book considers the impact of social …