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C O N T E N T S Introduction: Whiteness, Diversity, and Educators’ Good Intentions 1 1 “Equity Has to Be a Priority”: Converging Interests and Displacing Responsibility 25 2 Engaging Multicultural Education: Safety in Sameness or Drawing Out Difference? 47 3 Practicing Politeness through Meaningful Silences 83 4 “It Isn’t Even Questioned”: Equality as Foundational to Schooling and Whiteness 107 5 Obscuring Whiteness with Liberalism: Winners and Losers in Federal School Reform 137 Conclusion: Engagement and Struggle within the “Culture of Nice” 165 Acknowledgments 177 Notes 181 References 183 Index 195 This page intentionally left blank ...

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