Framing equal opportunity : law and the politics of school finance reform / Michael Paris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paris, Michael, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Finance--Law and legislation--New Jersey.

Education.

Education--Finance--Law and legislation--Kentucky.

Educational equalization--Law and legislation--New Jersey.

Educational equalization.

Educational equalization--Law and legislation--Kentucky.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reveals the important role lawyers, law, and courts play in struggles over educational resources, especially when it comes to the translation of policy goals into legal claims.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Part I: Ideologies in Translation; 1. Legal Mobilization Theory and Legal Translation: Old Territory and New Frontiers; 2. School Finance Reform and Educational Ideology: A Guide to Law, Politics, and Policy; Part II: Savage Inequalities in Law and Politics; 3. Egalitarianism Made Legal: From Robinson to Abbott; 4. The Fruits of Their Labors: The Compensatory Vision Ascendant; 5. From Legalism to Political Engagement: Backlash, Perseverance, and a Culture of Argument (Without End); Part III: The Common School and the Wuest for Consensus

6. The Common School in Law and Politics: The Democratic Road to Rose v. Council for Better Education7. Rose v. Council for Better Education: Kentucky's Brown v. Board; Part IV: Conclusion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

ISBN:

9780804772976

0804772975

OCLC:

609863153