Critical Resource Theory

• The only book that offers a new, easily understandable conceptual framework with which to identify, assess, and help remedy inequities in public funding.
• Addresses both the inequities in public school funding and the wider societal and cultural issues that make it “normal” to underfund high-poverty schools and to expect low-income children and children of color to perform poorly in school.
• Introduces a new theory with practical application and is grounded in contemporary research.
• Explores how school district leaders, building principals, and policy makers can conduct meaningful “equity audits” in their schools and districts to determine equitable resource allocations.