Demonstrates how schools can move from a deficit model to a culturally responsive model that works for all learners. To strengthen relationships between research and practise, chapters are authored by a practitioner/researcher team and include a case study of an authentic urban reform situation. This volume will help readers make use of emerging knowledge and culturally responsive pedagogy to implement reforms that are more congruent with the needs of urban education contexts.

Elizabeth B. Kozleski chairs the Special Education program at the University of Kansas. She received the TED-Merrill award for her leadership in special education teacher education in 2011. Kathleen King Thorius is an assistant professor of urban special education in Indiana University's School of Education at IUPUI. She is principal investigator for the Great Lakes Equity Center, a Regional Equity Assistance Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education.