{"product_id":"centering-communities-of-color-in-statewide-school-transformation-establishing-just-policies-and-practices-paperback-softback-9780807784358","title":"Centering Communities of Color in Statewide School Transformation; Establishing Just Policies and Practices (Paperback \/ softback) 9780807784358","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCentering Communities of Color in Statewide School Transformation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEstablishing Just Policies and Practices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManka M. Varghese (Edited by), Margaret L. Plecki (Edited by), Ana M. Elfers (Edited by), Aditi Rajendran (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807784358\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.6 x 1.2 cm, 0.332 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis pathbreaking book presents a road map for constructing and sustaining a statewide reform for equity in today’s Pre-K–12 schools.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentering the perspectives of historically underserved educators, students, and communities, this volume describes the systemic barriers to educational justice, along with ways to redress inequities. This examination of a statewide effort to transform schools \u003cb\u003efocuses on the investments, policies, strategies, and practices needed to improve outcomes for all students, including those of Indigenous backgrounds\u003c\/b\u003e. The fundamental premise underlying all the studies in this volume is the need to change assumptions and beliefs about education and how it is currently practiced and financed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters \u003cb\u003edemonstrate the importance of providing nondominant and racially minoritized communities with authentic opportunities to describe and influence the types of investments they believe are most needed\u003c\/b\u003e. This much-needed book shows how to craft a multifaceted and ambitious approach to educational transformation that identifies structural inequities and creates policies and practices to reverse the problems, including guidance for mapping the process and creating targets for change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores a collaborative effort in the state of Washington to generate innovative ways to tackle injustices in Pre-K–12 schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes four core principles which were developed by the authors in collaboration with local communities and state-level partners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how the authors engaged with communities of color as key partners, including students and families of color, Indigenous communities, teachers and administrators of color and their networks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a team of researchers with expertise that spans disciplines from history, public policy, finance, sociolinguistics, special education, teacher education, educational leadership, multicultural education, and developmental psychology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries Foreword  vii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments  xi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction  1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Paramount Duty of the State: Washington State’s Distinctive Constitutional Commitments to “Advanced” Principles of Education, Equity, and Equality—and Their Contradiction  10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Beadie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  School Lands, School Funds, and Settler Colonial Systems: Education, State Formation, and Systemic Inequality  23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Beadie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Examining Inequities in State School Funding Systems: Lessons From Washington State  36\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid S. Knight, Margaret L. Plecki, and Pooya Almasi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Understanding Educational Justice Through the Lens of State and District Leaders  52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAna M. Elfers and Margaret L. Plecki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  “We Know What’s Right for Kids”: Educators in Washington State Speak Up and Speak Back About Educational Justice  66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManka Varghese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Challenges and Possibilities in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Schooling Contexts  81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric J. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Achieving Educational Justice for Washington’s Students of Color  97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDhani Srinivasan and Aneesa Roidad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Native American Educational Sovereignty as Educational Equity  112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDana Arviso, Anne Marie Guerrettaz, and Melodi Wynne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Cultivating the Vibes: Community Sanctuary Spaces  132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessica I. Ramirez, Kaleb Germinaro, Kayla Mendoza Chui, and Shaneé A. Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Rooted in Community, Rising for Justice in Early Childhood: Everyday Routines as Practices of Family Survivance Toward Equitable Futures  146\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoojin Oh Park, Kaixin Li, and Carla Asiedu-Ofei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e  “I Need More Than Whatever Inclusion Is”: Mothers Resisting and Dreaming Beyond Racial-Ability Hierarchies in Early Childhood  162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaggie Beneke, Shayla Collins, and Selma Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion  178\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndnotes  181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex  185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors and Contributors  191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555605901592,"sku":"9780807784358","price":35.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/centering-communities-of-color-in-statewide-school-transformation-establishing-just-policies-and-practices-paperback-softback-9780807784358","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}