IDEAL Publications

The publications of the Initiative on Diversity, Equity, and Learning (IDEAL) provide policy makers, educators, the media, and the public with research and analysis related to equity and racial diversity with the goal of advancing opportunities and school success for all students.

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Holding Teacher Preparation Accountable: A Review of Claims and Evidence

Policy Brief

Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Rebecca Stern, Juan Gabriel Sánchez, Andrew F. Miller, Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, M. Beatriz Fernández, Wen-Chia Chang, Molly Cummings Carney, Stephani Burton, and Megina Baker

March 16, 2016

Diverse Housing, Diverse Schooling: How Policy Can Stabilize Racial Demographic Change in Cities and Suburbs

Policy Brief

Amy Stuart Wells

December 15, 2015

Investing in Equal Opportunity: What Would it Take to Build the Balance Wheel?

Policy Brief

Jennifer King Rice

September 15, 2015

Student Mobility: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

Policy Brief

Russell W. Rumberger

June 1, 2015

Seeing Past the “Colorblind” Myth of Education Policy

Policy Brief

Amy Stuart Wells

March 20, 2014

Much Ado about Politics (and Much Ignored about Research Evidence)

Policy Memo

Kevin G. Welner

November 6, 2013

Data-Driven Improvement and Accountability

Legislative Brief

Andy Hargreaves, Henry Braun, and Kathleen Gebhardt

October 22, 2013

Texas Must Avoid a Return to the Vocational Track

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner and Carol C. Burris

June 29, 2013

Democratic School Turnarounds: Pursuing Equity and Learning from Evidence

Legislative Brief

Tina Trujillo, Michelle Renée Valladares, and Tara Kini

October 1, 2012

Colorado Disciplinary Practices, 2008-2010: Disciplinary Actions, Student Behaviors, Race, and Gender

Research Brief

Ryan Pfleger and Kathryn Wiley

April 30, 2012

Chartering Equity: Using Charter School Legislation and Policy to Advance Equal Educational Opportunity

Legislative Brief

Julie F. Mead and Preston Green

February 21, 2012

Creando equidad: Uso de la legislación y la política de escuelas charter para alcanzar la oportunidad educativa igualitaria

Legislative Brief

Julie F. Mead and Preston Green

February 21, 2012

Creating Teacher Incentives for School Excellence and Equity

Legislative Brief

Barnett Berry, Jon Eckert, and Scott R. Bauries

January 12, 2012

Creando incentivos docentes para mejorar la excelencia y la equidad en la escuela

Legislative Brief

Barnett Berry and Jon Eckert

January 12, 2012

Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice

Legislative Brief

Daniel J. Losen

October 5, 2011

Linking Learning to the 21st Century: Preparing All Students for College, Career, and Civic Participation

Legislative Brief

Marisa Saunders and Christopher A. Chrisman

April 7, 2011

Safe at School: Addressing the School Environment and LGBT Safety through Policy and Legislation

Legislative Brief

Stuart Biegel and Sheila James Kuehl

September 30, 2010

Equal or Fair? A Study of Revenues and Expenditures in American Charter Schools

Research Brief

Gary Miron and Jessica Urschel

June 29, 2010

Teach For America: A Review of the Evidence

Policy Brief

Julian Vasquez Heilig and Su Jin Jez

June 9, 2010

Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of "Portfolio Districts"

Policy Brief

Kenneth Saltman

June 2, 2010

Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools, and the Demographic Stratification...

Research Brief

Gary Miron, Jessica Urschel, William J. Mathis, and Elana Tornquist

February 5, 2010

Universal Access to a Quality Education: Research and Recommendations for the Elimination of Curricular Stratification

Legislative Brief

Carol C. Burris, Kevin G. Welner, and Jennifer Bezoza

December 14, 2009

NCLB’s Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do they Improve the Quality of Education?

Policy Brief

William J. Mathis

April 8, 2009

Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success

Policy Brief

David C. Berliner

March 9, 2009

The Intersection of Race, Culture, Language, and Disability: Implications for Urban Education

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2009

Multiple Pathways: 21st Century High Schools that Prepare All Students for College, Career and Civic Participation

Legislative Brief

Marisa Saunders and Christopher A. Chrisman

December 1, 2008

School Choice and Segregation by Race, Class, and Achievement

Policy Brief

Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Martha Bottia, and Stephanie Southworth

March 1, 2008

Accountability, Rigor, and Detracking

Resource Document

Carol C. Burris, Edward W. Wiley, and Kevin G. Welner

March 1, 2008

Promoting ELL Parental Involvement: Challenges in Contested Times

Policy Brief

Beatriz Arias and Milagros Morillo-Campbell

January 28, 2008

Promoviendo la participación de los padres de estudiantes que aprenden inglés: Desafíos en tiempos de conflicto

Policy Brief

Beatriz Arias and Milagros Morillo-Campbell

January 8, 2008

Schooling and the Construction of Identity Among Minority Students in Spain and the United States

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2008

'Restoring Value' to the High School Diploma: The Rhetoric and Practice of Higher Standards

Policy Brief

W. Norton Grubb

October 20, 2007

Race-Conscious Policies for Assigning Students to Schools: Social Science Research and the Supreme Court Cases

Resource Document

Robert L. Linn and Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2007

Discarding the Deficit Model

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2007

The Use of Assessment for Curricular Differentiation

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner and K. Martinez

January 1, 2007

The Special Education Referral and Decision-Making Process for English Language Learners: Child Study Team Meetings and Staffing

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

May 9, 2006

English Language Learners Who Struggle with Reading: Language Acquisition or Learning Disabilities?

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 18, 2006

K-12 Race-Conscious Student Assignment Policies: Law, Social Science, and Diversity

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2006

Cultural Considerations with Response to Intervention Models

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner and P. Edwards

January 1, 2006

Why the Affirmative Action Debate Persists: The Role of Moral Disagreement

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2006

The Diversity Rationale: The Intellectual Roots of an Ideal

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2006

Ending the Blame Game on Educational Inequity: A Study of "High Flying" Schools and NCLB

Research Brief

Douglas N. Harris

January 1, 2006

Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Diversity Rationale

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses and Mitchell J. Chang

January 1, 2006

Monolingual Assessment and Emerging Bilinguals: A Case Study in the U.S.

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2006

Alternative Approaches to the Politics of Detracking

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner and Carol C. Burris

January 1, 2006

Language Planning Challenges and Prospects in Native American Communities and Schools

Policy Brief

Mary Eunice, Romero Little, and Teresa L. McCarty

January 1, 2006

Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in Post Proposition 203 Arizona

Research Brief

Wayne Wright and Chang Pu

January 1, 2005

New Approaches to Using Census Data to Test the Critical Period Hypothesis for Second Language Acquisition

Resource Document

Edward W. Wiley and E. Bialystok

January 1, 2005

Addressing the Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education through

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2005

Social Welfare, the Neo-Conservative Turn, and Educational Opportunity

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2004

Educational Equity and School Structure: School Size, Overcrowding, and Schools-Within-Schools

Resource Document

D. Ready, V. Lee, and Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2004

Red-Eared Sliders and Neighborhood Dogs

Resource Document

Margaret Eisenhart and L. Edwards

January 1, 2004

Closing the Gap: Enhancing Student Outcomes in an Urban Professional Development School

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner, S. Ahwee, D. Van Garderen, and C. Hernandez

January 1, 2004

The Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2004

Breaking the Code: Colorado's Defeat of the Anti-Bilingual Education Initiative (Amendment 31)

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla, S. Shannon, S. Carlos, and J. García

January 1, 2003

Important Publications in the Field of LD in Light of Imminent Topics

Resource Document

Russell Gersten, Linda K. Elksnin, Daniel Boudah, Janette K. Klingner, and David Scanlon

January 1, 2003

Sugar Beets, Segregation and Schools: Mexican Americans in a Northern Colorado Community, 1920-1960

Resource Document

Ruben Donato

January 1, 2003

Penalizing Diverse Schools?

Resource Document

John Novak and Bruce Fuller

January 1, 2003

Connecting with Latino Children: Bridging Gaps with Children's Literature

Resource Document

S. Nathenson-Mejia and Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2003

Testimony on AZ's Desegregation Funding Mechanism Prepared for Presentation to the Sunset Review Comm. of the AZ Legislature

Legacy Publication

Alex Molnar

January 1, 2003

High-Stakes Testing, Latinos and Limited English Proficient Students: Lessons from Colorado

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla, E. Mahon, and H. Riley-Bernal

January 1, 2003

When Should Bilingual Students Be in Special Education?

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner and Alfredo J. Artiles

January 1, 2003

A Compromised Commitment: Society's Obligation and Failure to Serve the Nation's Largest Growing Population

Resource Document

May 1, 2002

Ability Tracking: What Role for the Courts?

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2002

The Unintended Consequences of Colorado's Anti-Bilingual Initiative

Policy Brief

Kathy Escamilla and Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2002

The Equity Impact of Arizona's Education Tax Credit Program: A Review of the First Three Years (1998-2000)

Research Brief

Glen Wilson

January 1, 2002

Closing the Achievement Gap: Improving Educational Outcomes for African American Children

Resource Document

November 1, 2001

The Return to Separate and Unequal

Resource Document

January 1, 2001

Assessing the Writing of Spanish Speaking Students: Issues and Suggestions

Resource Document

M. Coady and Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2001

Educational Ethnography Past, Present, and Future: Ideas to Think With

Resource Document

Margaret Eisenhart

January 1, 2001

Alexander v. Sandoval: A Setback for Civil Rights

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

Class Size Reduction and Special Education Referrals and Placements

Resource Document

T. Parrish, Edward W. Wiley, and G. W. Bohrnstedt

January 1, 2001

Legal Rights, Local Wrongs: When Community Control Collides with Educational Equity

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

Disabling Discrimination in Our Public Schools: Comprehensive Legal Challenges to Inappropriate and Inadequate Special Education

Resource Document

Daniel J. Losen and Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

Tracking in an Era of Standards: Low-Expectation Classes Meet High-Expectation Laws

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2001

Affirmative Action and the Creation of More Favorable Contexts of Choice

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2001

Why Bilingual Education Policy is Needed: A Philosophical Response to the Critics

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2001

Bilingual Means Two: Assessment Issues, Early Literacy and Two Language Children

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2000

Navigating the Politics of Detracking

Resource Document

Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2000

Teaching Literacy in Spanish

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 1999

Hispano Education and the Implications of Autonomy: Four School Systems in Southern Colorado, 1920-1964

Resource Document

Ruben Donato

January 1, 1999

Inclusion of Limited-English-Proficient Students in Rhode Island's Grade 4 Mathematics Performance Assessment

Resource Document

Grace Taylor and Damian W. Betebenner

January 1, 1998

Inclusion or Pull-Out: Which Do Students Prefer?

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner, J. W. Forgan, P. Cohen, S. Vaughn, and J. S. Schumm

January 1, 1998

Outcomes for Students With and Without Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms

Resource Document

S. Vaughn, J. S. Schumm, B. Elbaum, M. T. Hughes, and Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 1998

A Collaborative Effort to Enhance Reading and Writing Instruction in Inclusion Classrooms

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner, S. Vaughn, M. T. Hughes, and J. S. Schumm

January 1, 1998

Alex Molnar's Testimony to the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus

Legacy Publication

Alex Molnar

January 1, 1998

The Other Struggle for Equal Schools: Mexican Americans During the Civil Rights Era

Resource Document

Ruben Donato

January 1, 1997

Understanding Equal Educational Opportunity: Social Justice, Democracy and Schooling

Resource Document

Kenneth R. Howe

January 1, 1997

Reciprocal Teaching of Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities Who Use English as a Second La

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner and S. Vaughn

January 1, 1996

The Irony of Year-Round Schools: Mexican Migrant Resistance in a California Community During the Civil Rights Era

Resource Document

Ruben Donato

January 1, 1996

Promises and Puzzles of Culturally-Sensitive Teaching

Resource Document

Margaret Eisenhart

January 1, 1995

The Fax, the Jazz Player, and the Self-Story Teller: How Do People Learn Culture?

Resource Document

Margaret Eisenhart

January 1, 1995

Students' Views of Instructional Practices: Implications for Inclusion

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner, S. Vaughn, L. Saumell, and J. S. Schumm

January 1, 1995

Standards, Assessment, and Equality of Educational Opportunity

Resource Document

Kenneth R. Howe

January 1, 1994

Children of the Harvest: The Schooling of Dust Bowl and Mexican Migrants during the Depression Era

Resource Document

P. Theobald and Ruben Donato

January 1, 1992

Constructing Cultural Difference and Educational Achievement in Schools

Resource Document

Margaret Eisenhart and M. E. Graue

January 1, 1992

Liberal Democracy, Equal Educational Opportunity and the Challenge of Multiculturalism

Resource Document

Kenneth R. Howe

January 1, 1992

Social and Cultural Constraints on Students' Access to School Knowledge

Resource Document

K. Cutts-Dougherty and Margaret Eisenhart

January 1, 1991

Promoting the Success of Latino Language-Minority Students: An Exploratory Study of Six High Schools

Resource Document

T. Lucas, Ruben Donato, and R. Henze

January 1, 1990

In Defense of Outcomes-Based Conceptions of Equal Educational Opportunity

Resource Document

Kenneth R. Howe

January 1, 1989