Foreword /Paul Gorski -- Introduction : the case for emphasizing equity in public education as a means of sustaining democracy / Felicity A. Crawford & Fadie T. Coleman -- Section 1: Origins and persistence of systemic inequity in U.S. classrooms -- The burden our children bear : the legacy of eugenic ideology / Ann Gibson Winfield -- Towards inclusive education : ableism and democratizing access / Maria C. Paiewonsky -- Whatever happens to any child in early childhood education, betterbBe the business of all of us : creating equitable learning communities for Black boys / Brian L. Wright -- Incentivizing equity in education / William Rodriguez & Jonathan Zaff -- The banning years / Kerri Ullucci -- Whiteness and colonization in higher education : barriers to institutional and societal change / Detris Honora Adelabu, Jerry Whitmore, Jr. & Adine A. DeLeon -- Section 2: The physiological, psychological, and social consequences of systemic bias, and its incompatibility with democracy -- Chronic stress-related disorders and the possible epigenetic mechanisms / Simar Singh Bajaj & Fatima Cody Stanford -- Inflammation in pregnancy and its role in poor gestational health / Denise C. Cornelius -- Implementing a social justice framework into education systems of care / Neena McConnico -- Food as a basic right / Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Carley Ruemmele, Ana Poblacion -- Between hypervisibility and invisibility : unpacking what it means to be an HSI on indigenous lands through critical unearthing of local histories and epistemologies of Latinx communities / Danielle Mireles, Norma A. Marrun & Christine Clark -- Section 3: Rethinking the curriculum to promote equity in curriculum and practice -- Dismantling oppression and cultivating resistance and hope when serving immigrant Latin American children and families / Carmen Rosa Noroña, Ivys Fernández-Pastrana & Desiree Hartman -- U.S. history, racial capitalism, and settler colonialism / Yasser Munif -- Decolonizing the curriculum for reparative justice, psychological liberation, and national healing / Joyce Hope Scott -- Chaos or community : teaching for democracy in an era of uncertainty / Alan Canestrari & Ann Gibson Winfield -- Teaching transformative citizenship in schools : a pathway to promoting equity and preserving democracy / Kaylene M. Stevens & Christopher C. Martell -- Section 4: A closer look at expanding educational opportunities for previously excluded groups in STEM -- Ratcheting equity / David J. Asai -- Democratizing STEM : developing a culture of sensemaking / Thomas J. Mckenna & Sarah Michaels -- Environmental health literacy for indigenous youth : implementing the power of relationality and place-based knowledge to promote equity through collective action / Vanessa Simonds, Emma Sihler, Christine Martin, Mari Eggers, Jason Cummins & John Doyle -- Re-examining success in STEM : why equity and sense of belonging are critical to democracy / Fadie T. Coleman -- Leading for equity / David J. Asai.

"Contemporary Issues in Equity, Democracy, and Public Education explores how inequity manifests in public education and social institutions, and how this inequity impacts the health and wellbeing of citizens, including marginalized people. Demonstrating how inequity thereby threatens democracy, this book also poses suggestions for improving equity in U.S. education. Taking a multidisciplinary approach to historical and contemporary sources of inequity that operate in social institutions and public policy, this carefully curated volume shows how disparities in education levels, income, housing, and health have consequences that reverberate through individuals' lives, and thereby undermine a democratic way of life. Contributions from a wide variety of experts offer approaches to solving these problems, as well as curricular innovations for identifying and alleviating systemic inequities. Part 1 begins by examining the origins and persistence of systemic inequity in U.S. public education, while Part 2 highlights the physiological, psychological, and social impacts of systemic bias, and how these factors interrupt democratic engagement over time. Moving on to examine the curriculum in more detail, Part 3 explores how we can promote equity across the curriculum, and Part 4 closely considers how we can expand educational opportunities for marginalized groups within STEM education. The book will make invaluable reading for graduate students and researchers in Education - particularly Social Justice Education, Multicultural Education, Educational Policy and Politics, STEM Education, and Social Studies Education - as well as policymakers, in-service teachers, administrators, and activists"--