On Equal Terms by Douglas S Reed

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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.

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On Equal Terms by Douglas S Reed

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.
"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
Douglas S. Reed is Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University.
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ISBN 13 9780691113708
ISBN 10 069111370X
Title On Equal Terms
Author Douglas S Reed
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 2003-04-27
Number of pages 264
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