{"product_id":"courts-and-kids-michael-a-rebell-9780226706191","title":"Courts and Kids: Pursuing Educational Equity Through the State Courts","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver 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 \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eCourts and Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is the first detailed analysis of why the state courts have taken on this active role and how successful their efforts have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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 \u003ci\u003eCourts and Kids\u003c\/i\u003e he offers innovative recommendations on how the courts can collaborate with the executive and legislative branches to create a truly democratic educational system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Rebell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226706192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226706191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010","brand":"Michael A. Rebell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086423470335,"sku":"9780226706191","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce2949b3-3f78-48bb-b3de-776dfde79479.jpg?v=1769094592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/courts-and-kids-michael-a-rebell-9780226706191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}