Inequality for All: The Challenge of Unequal Opportunity in American Schools

by William Schmidt

Book Overview

Inequality for All makes an important contribution to current debates about economic inequalities and the growing achievement gap, particularly in mathematics and science education. The authors argue that the greatest source of variation in opportunity to learn is not between local communities, or even schools, but between classrooms. They zero in on one of the core elements of schooling--coverage of subject-matter content--and examine how such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807753416
• ISBN13: 9780807753415
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.8"