Introduction
Gary Orfield

Does History Matter in Education Research?:
A Brief for the Humanities in an Age of Science
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann

Students’ Development in Theory and Practice:
The Doubtful Role of Research
Kieran Egan

Public Education in the Twentieth Century and Beyond:
High Hopes, Broken Promises, and an Uncertain Future
Sonia Nieto

What “Counts” as Educational Policy?:
Notes toward a New Paradigm
Jean Anyon

Comparative and International Education:
A Journey toward Equality and Equity
Nelly P. Stromquist

Afterword
Kevin K. Kumashiro