Educational Delusions?: Why Choice Can Deepen Inequality and How to Make Schools Fair

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Educational Delusions? This page intentionally left blank Educational Delusions? Why Choice Can Deepen Inequality and How to Make Schools Fair Gary Orfield and Erica Frankenberg and Associates UnivErsity OF CAliFOrniA PrEss Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2013 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Educational delusions? : why choice can deepen inequality and how to make schools fair / Gary Orfield and Erica Frankenberg and associates. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-27473-0 (cloth : alk. paper)—ISBN 978-0-520-27474-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. School choice. 2. Educational equalization. I. Orfield, Gary, editor of compilation. II. Frankenberg, Erica, editor of compilation. LB1027.9.E395 2013 379.2'6—dc23 2012040600 Manufactured in the United States of America 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on 50-pound Enterprise, a 30% post-consumer-waste, recycled, deinked fiber that is processed chlorine-free. It is acid-free and meets all ansi/ niso (z 39.48) requirements. ...