Background/Context When Ladson-Billings described the pedagogical practices of
successful teachers of African American children and consequently conceptualized …

Large achievement gaps exist between high-and low-income students and between black
and white students. This article explores one explanation for such gaps: income segregation …

Although trends in the racial segregation of schools are well documented, less is known
about trends in income segregation. We use multiple data sources to document trends in …

Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that children's social class is one of the
most significant predictors--if not the single most significant predictor--of their educational …

This influential book describes the knowledge and skills teachers and school administrators
need to recognize and combat bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement …

Education funding in the United States relies primarily on state and local resources, with just
a tiny share of total revenues allotted by the federal government. Most analyses of the …

Featuring current information and challenging perspectives on the latest issues and forces
shaping the American educational system—with scholarship that is often cited as a primary …

Resource exposure was a key mechanism linking patterns of racial segregation and student
outcomes during the Brown v. Board of Education era. Decades later, past progress on …

Although the relationships between family income and student identification for gifted
programming are well documented, less is known about how school and district wealth are …

Systemic inequities in educational opportunities contribute to reduced economic mobility.
Extensive research has documented disproportionality in gifted education at national and …