Diversity, funding, and standardized testing in American education : causes of inequality / Jose Martinez, Ph.D.

"In Diversity, Funding, and Standardized Testing in American Education, noted education expert Jose Martinez's examines current aspects of inequality in American education, examining the complex nexus of funding, diversity, and the increasingly contentious role of standardized testing. A readable na...

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Main Author: Martinez, Jose, 1950- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Washington : Academica Press, [2019]
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Physical Description:206 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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"In Diversity, Funding, and Standardized Testing in American Education, noted education expert Jose Martinez's examines current aspects of inequality in American education, examining the complex nexus of funding, diversity, and the increasingly contentious role of standardized testing. A readable narrative format assesses the extensive documentation, which demonstrates that inequality is becoming entrenched throughout the education system, in no small measure due to biases in standardized testing systems. Students from kindergarten through university face the arising challenges while their environments are becoming more diverse"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:LC213.2 .M378 2019
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781680531909
1680531905