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On Equal Terms: The Constitutional Politics of Educational Opportunity
Douglas S. Reed
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Paperback. Since the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed around race. This book examines the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the 'resource segregation' of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 tables, 1 halftone, 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Since Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed largely around race. But for nearly thirty years now, a less-noticed but controversial legal campaign has been afoot to equalize or improve the resources of poorly funded schools. This book examines both the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the "resource segregation" of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. On Equal Terms compares the relative success of school finance lawsuits to the project ... Read more
Since Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed largely around race. But for nearly thirty years now, a less-noticed but controversial legal campaign has been afoot to equalize or improve the resources of poorly funded schools. This book examines both the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the "resource segregation" of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. On Equal Terms compares the relative success of school finance lawsuits to the project ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691113708
SKU
V9780691113708
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About Douglas S. Reed
Douglas S. Reed is Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University.
Reviews for On Equal Terms: The Constitutional Politics of Educational Opportunity
"Ambitious... An important contribution to our knowledge of politics, the quandaries, and the outcomes of school finance litigation."
Timothy J. O'Neill, Law and Politics Book Review "Reed puts a human face of educational reform and clearly demonstrates that the struggle is neither for the fainthearted nor for the impatient... A 'must read.'"
Frederick J. Brigham, American School Board Journal
Timothy J. O'Neill, Law and Politics Book Review "Reed puts a human face of educational reform and clearly demonstrates that the struggle is neither for the fainthearted nor for the impatient... A 'must read.'"
Frederick J. Brigham, American School Board Journal