Ninni Wahlström is Professor at the Department of Didactics and Teachers’ Practices at Linnaeus University, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: The Role of the School as the Promotion of Knowledge, Equity and Democratic Norms. 2. Policy, Knowledge and Promoting a Democratic Stance. 3. Equity in Education: Equal Opportunities for What? 4. Exploring the Importance of Teacher Feedback: Connecting Truthfulness and Student Learning. 5. The Students’ Role in Standards-Based Education: Some Critical Reflections on Pedagogical Implications. 6. Curriculum Coherence: Exploring the Intended and Enacted Curriculum in Different Schools. 7. Principal Agency: Educational Leadership at the Intersection Between Past Experiences and Present Environments. 8. Teaching Repertoires and Student Perceptions of Knowledge in High- and Low-Performance Classrooms. 9. Pedagogical Segregation from Students’ Perspectives. 10. Knowledge, Curriculum and Teaching on Matters that Concern: A concluding Discussion.

Ninni Wahlström is Professor at the Department of Didactics and Teachers’ Practices at Linnaeus University, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: The Role of the School as the Promotion of Knowledge, Equity and Democratic Norms. 2. Policy, Knowledge and Promoting a Democratic Stance. 3. Equity in Education: Equal Opportunities for What? 4. Exploring the Importance of Teacher Feedback: Connecting Truthfulness and Student Learning. 5. The Students’ Role in Standards-Based Education: Some Critical Reflections on Pedagogical Implications. 6. Curriculum Coherence: Exploring the Intended and Enacted Curriculum in Different Schools. 7. Principal Agency: Educational Leadership at the Intersection Between Past Experiences and Present Environments. 8. Teaching Repertoires and Student Perceptions of Knowledge in High- and Low-Performance Classrooms. 9. Pedagogical Segregation from Students’ Perspectives. 10. Knowledge, Curriculum and Teaching on Matters that Concern: A concluding Discussion.

Ninni Wahlström is Professor at the Department of Didactics and Teachers’ Practices at Linnaeus University, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: The Role of the School as the Promotion of Knowledge, Equity and Democratic Norms. 2. Policy, Knowledge and Promoting a Democratic Stance. 3. Equity in Education: Equal Opportunities for What? 4. Exploring the Importance of Teacher Feedback: Connecting Truthfulness and Student Learning. 5. The Students’ Role in Standards-Based Education: Some Critical Reflections on Pedagogical Implications. 6. Curriculum Coherence: Exploring the Intended and Enacted Curriculum in Different Schools. 7. Principal Agency: Educational Leadership at the Intersection Between Past Experiences and Present Environments. 8. Teaching Repertoires and Student Perceptions of Knowledge in High- and Low-Performance Classrooms. 9. Pedagogical Segregation from Students’ Perspectives. 10. Knowledge, Curriculum and Teaching on Matters that Concern: A concluding Discussion.