Kenneth J. Meier is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Joseph Stewart Jr. is Associate Professor of Government and Politics and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas.

"Very little significant research has been done on Hispanic representation and politics, especially in comparison with the huge corpus of literature on blacks. The attention to Hispanics makes this a significant book. The work is of high quality, intelligently drawing together literature from education, sociology, and political science to set the stage for the authors' analyses. Both the comparisons with the literature on black education and representation and the authors' intra-Hispanic comparisons make it clear that minorities differ significantly from one another in their treatment by education authorities and in their ability to convert group resources into improved educational opportunities. The longitudinal nature of the study is another plus." — Susan Welch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln"As one who teaches and does research in the area(s) of Hispanic politics and policy, I am quite aware of the paucity of research, much less good research, in this area. Therefore, this book is a most welcome addition. It is theoretically sensitive, methodologically rigorous and generally will, I think, be an important work. " — Rodney Hero, University of Colorado, Boulder

• Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsPreface1. Hispanic Representation and Equal Education2. Politics in the Hispanic Communities3. Hispanics and Education Policies4. Hispanic Representation in Educational Policy-Making Positions5. The Impact of Hispanic Representation on Second-Generation Educational Discrimination6. The Consequences of Second-Generation Discrimination7. Hispanics and Equal Access to EducationAppendix AAppendix BReferencesCourt CasesIndex