This section also describes the multiple meanings of the term equity as it is used in the educational literature. Part 2 explores a range of equity issues, from the structure and financing of schools to teachers' training, expectations, and classroom practice. Part 3 describes educational strategies designed to broaden student success. The conclusions in Part 4 call for a transformation in the structures of U.S. schooling. While this executive summary follows the general outline of the full text, some subsections have been collapsed or resequenced for brevity's sake.
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We also found far more studies relating to female and to African-American students than to other student populations. Finally, it should be noted that these limitations in the literature themselves constitute an equity issue. The table of contents of the complete version of Equity in the Reform of Mathematics and Science Education follows.