This is an unforgettable and inspiring book that expands the reader's awareness and understanding of many of the issues and controversies surrounding high-stakes testing in such powerful, alarming and enlightening ways. It is a touching, yet startling, look into the lives of the 'excluded children'.

Kathleen Schlichting, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Overall, the book is well-written, conscientious, sound and responsible.

Teachers College Record

The authors call for corrective justice-a sustained national commitment to eliminating the class differences that have stacked the deck against America's poor and minorities.

American School Board Journal

Highly recommended.

M. J. Garrison, Choice Reviews

This volume should bring high-stakes testing to the forefront of political discussion. The authors present a convincing case that documents the inequalities in educational communities that serve the included and excluded classes. The closing pages delineate what we all know should, can, and must be done to rid our schools of a stacked deck against children of poverty.

Delores B. Malcolm, Former Director of Teaching and Learning Support, St. Louis Public Schools