The Pursuit of Racial and Ethnic Equality in American Public Schools: Mendez, Brown, and Beyond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611861808)

In 1954 the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education; ten years later, Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act. These monumental changes in American law dramatically expanded educational opportunities for racial and ethnic minority children across the country. They also changed the experiences of white children, who have learned in increasingly diverse classrooms. The authors of this commemorative volume include leading scholars in law, education, and public policy, as well as important historical figures. Taken together, the chapters trace the narrative arc of school desegregation in the United States, beginning in California in the 1940s, continuing through Brown v. Board, the Civil Rights Act, and three important Supreme Court decisions about school desegregation and voluntary integration in 1974, 1995, and 2007. The authors also assess the status of racial and ethnic equality in education today and consider the viability of future legal and policy reform in pursuit of the goals of Brown v. Board. This remarkable collection of voices in conversation with one another lays the groundwork for future discussions about the relationship between law and educational equality, and ultimately for the creation of new public policy. A valuable reference for scholars and students alike, this dynamic text is an important contribution to the literature by an outstanding group of authors.

Author: Kristi L. Bowman
ISBN-10: 1611861802
ISBN-13: 9781611861808
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2014
Pages: 478
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2015