Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thinking carefully about equity and accountability / James Joseph Scheurich, Linda Skrla, and Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. -- Let's treat the cause, not the symptoms : equity and accountability in Texas revisited / Richard R. Valencia ... [et al.] -- Continuing the conversation on equity and accountability : listening appreciatively, responding responsibly / James Joseph Scheurich and Linda Skrla -- Accountability for equity : can state policy leverage social justice? / Linda Skrla ... [et al.] -- Response to Skrla et al. The illustion of educational equity in Texas : a commentary on Accountability for equity / Walter Haney -- Response to Skrla et al. Is there a connection between educational equity and accountability / Stephen P. Klein -- Complex and contested constructions of accountability and educational equity / Linda Skrla ... [et al.] -- Displacing deficit thinking in school district leadership / Linda Skrla and James Joseph Scheurich -- Can state accountability systems drive improvements in school performance for children of color and children from low-income homes? / Edward J. Fuller and Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. -- Accountability and educational equity in the transformation of an urban district / James W. Koschoreck -- Using an aligned system to make real progress for Texas students / Susan Sclafani -- Statewide assessment triggers urban school reform : but how high the stakes for urban minorities? / Laurence Parker -- Promoting education equity in a period of growing social inequity : the silent contradictions of the Texas reform discourse / Gary L. Anderson -- Polar positions on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) : pragmatism and the politics of neglect / Henry T. Trueba -- Educational accountability for English learners in Texas : a retreat from equity / William R. Black and Angela Valenzuela -- The unintended consequences of the Texas accountability system / Kathryn Bell McKenzie -- Intersections in accountability reform : complexity, local actors, legitimacy, and agendas / Andrea K. Rorrer -- Accountability for special education students : beginning quality education / Antoinette F. Riester-Wood -- Keeping equity in the foreground / Linda Skrla and James Joseph Scheurich.