Cover -- Praise for An Illusion of Equity -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Hartheim -- Section 1: The Illusion and the Spin -- 1. A Façade of Assumptions: Myths, Beliefs, and Policy Mandates -- 2. A Nation at Risk: The Damage Done -- Section 2: Scaffolding Caste -- 3. Constructing an Illusion: Assigning Human Worth -- 4. Measuring Human Worth: The Great Myths behind Large-Scale Testing -- 5. Evaluating Human Worth: The Rise of Educational Testing -- 6. "Experts," Opposition, and Obfuscation -- 7. Shifting Rhetoric: Meritocracy and Education as the Great Equalizer -- Section 3: A Culture Framed by Illusions -- 8. Establishing a Culture: The Testing Model -- 9. Test Design -- 10. Collateral Damage -- 11. Inferences and Assumptions: Testing's Conceptual Framework -- 12. Translation for Liberation -- Epilogue: Hope -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.