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02114aam a2200373 i 4500 001 6C59515474A711EA8EBE956E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200402010032 008 191221s2019 dcu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019042046 020 $a 1680531905 020 $a 9781680531909 035 $a (OCoLC)1111651098 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LC213.2 M378 2019 100 1 $a Martinez, Jose, $d 1950- $e author. 245 10 $a Diversity, funding, and standardized testing in American education : $b causes of inequality / $c Jose Martinez, Ph.D. 264 1 $a Washington : $b Academica Press, $c [2019] 300 $a 206 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The increase in diversity -- Funding -- Standardized tests and the common core -- Socioeconomic diversity : higher education. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Educational equalization $z United States. 650 0 $a Education $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Multicultural education $z United States. 650 0 $a Education $z United States $x Finance. 650 0 $a Achievement tests $z United States. 650 0 $a Educational tests and measurements $z United States. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200702013432.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6C59515474A711EA8EBE956E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search