Contents
Series Foreword James A. Banks ?vii
Foreword Eliza Byard ?xiii
Acknowledgments ?xv
1. ?Introduction ?1
Deeper Learning in Action ?2
The Civil Rights Foundation ?9
2. ?A Safe and Healthy Community ?13
Environmental Injustice and Education: The Case of Flint, Michigan ?15
Beyond Flint ?19
The Civil Rights Contribution and Road Ahead ?22
3. ?Well-Resourced School Systems ?28
The Long-Term Fight for Adequate and Equitable School Resources ?28
How School Finance Influences Opportunities for Deeper Learning ?30
The Civil Rights Contribution and Road Ahead ?33
4. ?Supportive and Inclusive Schools ?39
Why Positive School Climate Matters ?39
How School Climate Is Constructed ?41
School Climate and Deeper Learning ?43
School Exclusion and Discrimination ?45
Community Schools and Wraparound Supports ?50
The Civil Rights Contribution and Road Ahead ?54
5. ?High-Quality Teaching ?59
Teaching for Deeper Learning ?59
Access to Well-Prepared Teachers ?65
The Civil Rights Contribution and Road Ahead ?68
A Marshall Plan for Teaching ?71
6. ?High-Quality Curriculum ?73
Inequalities in Access to Deeper Learning ?73
How Access to Deeper Learning Can Be Secured ?75
The Civil Rights Contribution and Road Ahead ?81
7. ?Conclusion ?84
Notes ?90
References ?98
Index ?117
About the Authors ?128