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Taylor and Francis Ltd Critical Resource Theory 1st Edition 2022 Hardbound by Kaplan, Leslie S.
* The only book that offers a new, easily understandable conceptual framework with which to identify, assess, and help remedy inequities in public funding. _x000D_* Addresses both the inequities in public school funding and the wider societal and cultural issues that make it "normal" to underfund high-poverty schools and to expect low-income children and children of color to perform poorly in school. _x000D_* Introduces a new theory with practical application and is grounded in contemporary research. _x000D_* Explores how school district leaders, building principals, and policy makers can conduct meaningful "equity audits" in their schools and districts to determine equitable resource allocations._x000D_ _x000D_
1. Critical Resource Theory 2. Critical Resource Theory's "Family Tree" 3. Critical Resource Theory and Education Funding Inequities 4. From Courthouse to Schoolhouse: Determining School Funding Equity and Adequacy 5. Colorism, Caste, Structural Racism, and Racial Colorblindness 6. Education: Socializing Children for American Democracy_x000D_