Meaningful Urban Education Reform: Confronting the Learning Crisis in Mathematics and Science

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MEANINGFUL URBAN EDUCATION REFORM SUNY series, Power, Social Identity, and Education Lois Weis, editor MEANINGFUL URBAN EDUCATION REFORM Confronting the Learning Crisis in Mathematics and Science by Kathryn M. Borman and Associates Gladis Kersaint Bridget Cotner Reginald Lee Theodore Boydston Kazuaki Uekawa Jeffrey D. Kromrey William Katzenmeyer M. Yvette Baber Jessica Barber State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2005 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Susan M. Petrie Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Borman, Kathryn M. Meaningful urban education reform : confronting the learning crisis in mathematics and science / by Kathryn M. Borman and associates. p. cm.— (SUNY series, power, social identity, and education) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6329-X (hc. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-6330-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mathematics—Study and teaching—United States. 2. Science—Study and teaching—United States. 3. Curriculum change—United States. I. Title. II. Series. QA13.B67 2005 510⬘.71⬘073—dc22 2004045256 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...