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- ISBN 9780226706177
- Weight: 369g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 22 Sep 2011
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Over the past thirty-five years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v. Board of Education. "Courts and Kids" is the first detailed analysis of why the state courts have taken on this active role and how successful their efforts have been. Since 1973, litigants have challenged the constitutionality of education finance systems in forty-five states on the grounds that they deprive many poor and minority students of adequate access to a sound education. While the plaintiffs have won in the majority of these cases, the decisions are often branded "judicial activism" - a stigma that has reduced their impact. To counter the charge, Michael A. Rebell persuasively defends the courts' authority and responsibility to pursue the goal of educational equity. He envisions their ideal role as supervisory, and in "Courts and Kids" he offers innovative recommendations for how the courts can collaborate with the executive and legislative branches to create a truly democratic educational system.
Michael A. Rebell is executive director of the Campaign for Educational Equity; executive director of the National Access Network; professor of law and educational practice at Teachers College, Columbia University; and adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School. He is a member of the national Equity and Excellence Commission and is the author or coauthor of many books, including Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB Hype to Meaningful Educational Opportunity.
