Helping Children Left Behind: State Aid and the Pursuit of Educational Equity

by John Yinger

Federal reform legislation declares, through its title, that no child should be left behind. Despite this, the sad truth is that many children are being left behind, particularly in large, poor, urban school districts. Because of this inequity, state supreme courts have thrown out the education finance systems in eighteen states, and many states have implemented major education finance reforms. These reforms have lessened disparities in educational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262240467
• ISBN13: 9780262240468
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher