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An invigorating take on how community and technical colleges can center equity in fostering institutional transformation. In Delivering Promise, award-winning scholar of higher education Xueli Wang tells a story of educational change and innovation that has and continues to occur at countless campuses of community and technical colleges. Wang weaves together a careful account of how faculty, staff, administrators, institutional researchers, an...

An evidence-based plan of action to achieve educational justice for K-12 public school students from families whose income is 50% or more below the US poverty threshold. In School Communities of Strength, Peter W. Cookson, Jr., lays out a blueprint for providing equitable educational opportunities for students from all socioeconomic strata, and particularly for the five million American children who live with the extreme material hardship know...

Actionable and adaptable guidance for extending the proven Data Wise process from the classroom to entire school systems

A rallying cry for equitable education informed by a revolutionary re-reading of Brown v. Board of Education, on the 70th anniversary of the ruling

A revised and expanded edition that promotes inquiry and teaching practices to help students gain the discipline-specific literacy skills they need to succeed in college, the workplace, and the society of tomorrow. In this second edition of Disciplinary Literacy Inquiry and Instruction, Jacy Ippolito, Christina L. Dobbs, and Megin Charner-Laird update their framework for guiding discipline-specific teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms. Wit...

An essential read for rethinking and improving how education policy is made and implemented

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States. In Lifting the Veil on the Enrollment Management Industry, Stephen J. Burd brings together higher education journalists, researchers, and industry insiders to examine how this industry has evolved to shape US college admissions since its inception in the 1980s. Noting the inequities that have been caused or perpetua...

A call to action championing equity and social justice in K-12 science curriculum

A revolutionary proposal for a conceptual and organizational framework for US public education that benefits all citizens.

A methodology for using philosophy to guide teaching preparation and practice

A thought-provoking examination of how public education systems can be strengthened through strategic relationships both within schools and with outside partners. In Democracy and Reform in Public Schools, Saul Rubinstein, Charles Heckscher, and John McCarthy apply their expertise in labor relations to public school reform. They envision a model of K-12 education that shifts away from the tenets of neoliberalism and centers on productive colla...

Rethinking College Admissions probes the many facets of higher education admissions and translates research-backed insights into actionable strategies for innovative, equitable admissions practices.

The Instructional Leadership Cycle introduces a multifaceted model for continuous school and system improvement, founded on an adaptable set of professional practices for K-12 leaders. Daniel Allen draws on a breadth of education system experience, spanning from classroom to top office, to outline a flexible framework--the Instructional Leadership Cycle--that supports school leaders in advancing equitable, high-quality instruction. In this com...

Race and Culturally Responsive Inquiry in Education examines how assumptions about race and culture have shaped US education research and the interpretation and implementation of its results. This volume sheds light on the detrimental effects of educational praxis and policies that have characterized communities of color and underserved communities as deficient. Featuring contributions from leading and emerging scholars, the collection is orga...

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Early Colleges as a Model for Schooling advocates for early college high schools as an effective means of reducing academic, cultural, and financial obstacles to postsecondary education. This perceptive work evaluates the impacts of early colleges--hybrids that blend elements of secondary and postsecondary education. Authors Julie A. Edmunds, Fatih Unlu, Elizabeth J. Glennie, and Nina Arshavsky craft their narrative around the findings of one ...

A vital inquiry into trans issues in education, this compelling work argues for the design of education research, policies, and environments that honor all gender experiences and identities. Edited by two prominent figures in trans studies, Mario I. Suárez and Melinda M. Mangin, Trans Studies in K-12 Education brings together scholars and professionals representing a range of academic traditions, research methodologies, and career backgrounds ...

A Dream Defaulted explores how the student loan crisis disproportionately affects Black borrowers and why rising student debt is both a cause and consequence of social inequality in the United States. Authors Jason N. Houle and Fenaba R. Addo offer a deft analysis of the growing financial crisis in education. Based on more than five years of ongoing qualitative and quantitative research, this incisive work illustrates how the student loan syst...

Equality or Equity sets forth a compelling argument urging us to shift our understanding of the role of our education system from providing equal opportunity to building an equitable society. A leading scholar-practitioner and ardent proponent of culturally responsive forms of education, Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade aims to settle the debate over whether we should work toward a public education system built on the goal of equality, in which id...

STEM Education Reform in Urban High Schools gives a nuanced view of the obstacles marginalized students face in STEM education--and explores how schools can better support STEM learners. Reporting the results of a nine-year ethnographic study, the book chronicles the outcomes of various STEM education reforms in eight public high schools with nonselective admissions policies and high proportions of low-income and minoritized students: four sch...