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1. The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future. Education in our flat and changing world
How America is losing ground
How policy can matter
The legacy of educational inequality
What must be done?
2. The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed. Poverty and lack of social supports
Limited early learning opportunities
Resegregation and unequal schooling
Unequal access to qualified teachers
Lack of access to high-quality curriculum
Dysfunctional learning environments
3. New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap. The prospects and pitfalls of standards-based reform
Testing without investing
When new standards meet ongoing inequalities
4. Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? The legality of unequal school funding
How money makes a difference
Litigating for adequacy
Under what conditions can money matter?
5. A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't)
The cases of Connecticut and North Carolina: strategic resources used well
The case of California: when mismanagement meets aggressive neglect
The moral of the stories
6. Steady work : how countries build successful systems. The Finnish success story
Korea's climb to extraordinary attainment
How Singapore became a "learning nation"
Educational leap frog: the common practices of steeply improving countries
7. Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching. A global contrast
Building an infrastructure for quality teaching
8. Organizing for success : from inequality to quality. The need for major redesign
Designing schools for teaching and learning
Creating systems of successful schools
9. Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform. Meaningful student learning
Intelligent, reciprocal accountability
Equitable and adequate resources
Strong professional practice
Schools organized for student and teacher learning
Conclusion.
How America is losing ground
How policy can matter
The legacy of educational inequality
What must be done?
2. The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed. Poverty and lack of social supports
Limited early learning opportunities
Resegregation and unequal schooling
Unequal access to qualified teachers
Lack of access to high-quality curriculum
Dysfunctional learning environments
3. New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap. The prospects and pitfalls of standards-based reform
Testing without investing
When new standards meet ongoing inequalities
4. Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? The legality of unequal school funding
How money makes a difference
Litigating for adequacy
Under what conditions can money matter?
5. A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't)
The cases of Connecticut and North Carolina: strategic resources used well
The case of California: when mismanagement meets aggressive neglect
The moral of the stories
6. Steady work : how countries build successful systems. The Finnish success story
Korea's climb to extraordinary attainment
How Singapore became a "learning nation"
Educational leap frog: the common practices of steeply improving countries
7. Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching. A global contrast
Building an infrastructure for quality teaching
8. Organizing for success : from inequality to quality. The need for major redesign
Designing schools for teaching and learning
Creating systems of successful schools
9. Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform. Meaningful student learning
Intelligent, reciprocal accountability
Equitable and adequate resources
Strong professional practice
Schools organized for student and teacher learning
Conclusion.