In this study of the school system of an Indiana town, Ellen Brantlinger studies educational expectations within segments of the middle class that have fairly h

Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. Most attempts to redress this inequality focus on the issue

Students in special education programs can have widely divergent experiences. For some, special education amounts to a dumping ground where schools unload their

How can teachers bridge the gap between their commitments to social justice and their day to day practice? This is the question author Adam Howard asked as he b

Exploring the social and contextual forces that shape the appearance of academic ability and disability, this work shows how these forces influence the percepti