The Color of Mind: Why the Origins of the Achievement Gap Matter for Justice

"An indispensable text for understanding educational racial injustice and contributing to initiatives to mitigate it." —Educational Theory

American students vary in educational achievement, but white students in general typically have better test scores and grades than black students. Why is this the case, and what can school leaders do about it? In The Color of Mind, Derrick Darby and John L. Rury answer these pressing questions and show that we cannot make further progress in closing the ...