Edited by Stan Karp, Robert Lowe, Barbara Miner, and Bob Peterson
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- Money, Schools, And Justice — 3
by the Editors - Equity Suits Clog the Courts — 4
by Stan Karp - Savage Inequalities, 1997 —-10
an interview with Jonathan Kozol - Funding Should Be Tied To A New Vision of Schooling — 12
a Rethinking Schools Perspective - Race, Power, and Funding: An Historical Perspective —14
by Robert Lowe - All Children Deserve the Best —17
by Nel Noddings - Equal Opportunity and The Federal Role in Education — 18
by Harvey Kantor - Where Has the Money Gone? —- 22
by Richard Rothstein - Does Money Make a Difference? — 24
by Arthur MacEwan - Who Pays the Taxes? — 28
by Jim Westrich - Who Owns the Wealth? — 31
by Eric Decker - Where Should the Money Go? — 32
by Robert Slavin - The Benefits of Smaller Classes — 34
by Barbara Miner - School Facilities at Crisis Level — 36
by Bob Peterson - Really Rich White Guys — 39
by Phyllis Sides - Schools, Equity, and The 'Information Superhighway' — 40
by Leon Lynn - Free the Internet! — 43
a Rethinking Schools Perspective - Different Districts, Different Worlds — 44
by Stan Karp - Tackling the Special Ed Controversy — 46
by Mara Sapon-Shevin - Michigan: Tax Relief Fails to Guarantee Equity — 48
by Barbara Miner - Wisconsin School Funding: 'Robin Hood in Reverse" — 50
by Barbara Miner - Will Private Fund Raising Undermine School Equity? — 52
by Leon Lynn - Commercialism Thrives as School Budgets Squeezed — 54
by Leon Lynn - Taking Action for Funding Justice — 55
by Bob Peterson - Fasting for Justice —- 56
by Stan Karp - Ohio's Third Grade Guarantee — 57
- Resources — 58
- The Courts and Equity: A State-by-State Overview — 61
by Jennifer Morales - Glossary — 68