The Color of Mind: Why the Origins of the Achievement Gap Matter for Justice. By Derrick Darby and John L. Rury. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2018. 224p. $75.00 cloth, $25.00 paper. - Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. By Nicholas Tampio. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018. 216p. $24.95 cloth.