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Praise for An Illusion of Equity
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Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: Hartheim
Section 1: The Illusion and the Spin
1. A Façade of Assumptions: Myths, Beliefs, and Policy Mandates
2. A Nation at Risk: The Damage Done
Section 2: Scaffolding Caste
3. Constructing an Illusion: Assigning Human Worth
4. Measuring Human Worth: The Great Myths behind Large-Scale Testing
5. Evaluating Human Worth: The Rise of Educational Testing
6. "Experts," Opposition, and Obfuscation
7. Shifting Rhetoric: Meritocracy and Education as the Great Equalizer
Section 3: A Culture Framed by Illusions
8. Establishing a Culture: The Testing Model
9. Test Design
10. Collateral Damage
11. Inferences and Assumptions: Testing's Conceptual Framework
12. Translation for Liberation
Epilogue: Hope
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index.