Argues that the complexity of our pluralistic social world demands an enriched conception of democratic education.

Examines the legal and political details of school funding reform in New York, Vermont, and Ontario.

The first book-length study of Dewey’s extraordinary text.

Raises provocative questions about how we care for infants and toddlers, and how to provide education and support for their caregivers.

Documents the rise of for-profit education as a dynamic and powerful force in higher education.

Reports on the challenges facing California and the nation in providing access to higher education during a time of demographic change.

A consideration of menstruation in the lives of teenage girls—and in the lives of teenage boys.

Provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of contemporary research in education policy implementation.

Offers a sweeping review of conceptions of and approaches to childhood.

Portrays the progressive school reform work of the Harmony Education Center over a 12-year period.

Examines the construction of gender in public school employment.

Students from poor and working-class families struggle to succeed and graduate from an elite university.

Tells the story of how two philanthropists promised each of the 112 graduating sixth graders at Belmont Elementary, a school in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, a fully paid college education to the institution of their choice.

Examines the effects of schooling on young people’s values, choices, and identities.

Examines the making of multiethnic literature and its place both in the classroom and in popular culture.

Provides a central role for Dewey’s talk of education and how it fits into his overall philosophy.

Presents key principles of teacher education and concrete examples from successful programs.

Asks whether public schools can and should help students discuss moral disagreements, even when religion is involved.

Discusses the first decades of Peking University and its role in shaping Chinese intellectual culture.

A riveting analysis of the struggle to eliminate affirmative action at the University of California.

Advocates for a greater cultural understanding of minority beliefs in literacy education and a more critical examination of mainstream instructional practices.

Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.

Disrupts popular myths about education in Asia and the Pacific.

Traces the organizational history of Fairfax County public schools in Virginia, from 1954–2004, revealing the system's record of academic success.

The first book-length biography of Margaret Haley (1861–1939) focuses on her political vision, her activities as a public school activist, and her life as a charismatic woman leader.