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Teaching on Principle and Promise:
The Foundations of Education

Mary-Lou Breitborde, Salem State College
Louise Swiniarski, Salem State College
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Chapter 9: The Problem of Equity: Culture, Class, and School

www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/index.htm
Website of the Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University, where Joyce Epstein conducts research and development on 6 types of parent involvement.  Includes guidance for schools and parents.

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/index.html
No Child Left Behind Act Desktop Reference.

http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/k12_ed.php
Website of the Harvard Civil Rights Project, including full text of research reports on patterns of school segregation, integration and re-segregation, and educational outcomes. Also includes studies of the effect of high-stakes testing and racial disparities in special education.

http://www.pbs.org/digitaldivide/  
The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) website accompanies its series "The Digital Divide."  Site includes some research and statistics, multimedia resources, and information on initiatives to help close gaps in access to and education in thttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/index.htmlechnology.

http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
Website of the Center for Multicultural Education housed at the University of Washington under the leadership of James Banks and Cherry McGee Banks.  Includes sample national programs and curricula.

http://www.missionhillschool.org/index.php
Website of the Mission Hill School in Boston, Massachusetts, a multicultural K-8 public "pilot school" led by Deborah Meier.  The site offers information on the school's program, which emphasizes educating for democracy, participatory governance, and a curriculum organized around "essential question" that engages learners in cross-disciplinary active learning.




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