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Author:
Martinez, Jose, 1950- author.
Title:
Diversity, funding, and standardized testing in American education : causes of inequality / Jose Martinez, Ph.D.
Publisher:
Academica Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
206 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Educational equalization--United States.
Education--Social aspects--United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Education--United States--Finance.
Achievement tests--United States.
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The increase in diversity -- Funding -- Standardized tests and the common core -- Socioeconomic diversity : higher education.
Summary:
"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.
ISBN:
1680531905
9781680531909
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1111651098
LCCN:
2019042046
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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