Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, concludes a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist. Full article
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Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention
Whatley, J. K. (2018). Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention (Doctoral dissertation, Mercer University). With the extensive research on disproportionality of African Americans in special education, the researcher explored implicit bias as a contributing factor.… Continue Reading Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention
Policing and Teaching: The Positioning of Black Male Teachers as Agents in the Universal Carceral Apparatus
Bristol, T. J., & Mentor, M. (2018). Policing and teaching: The positioning of black male teachers as agents in the universal carceral apparatus. The Urban Review, , 1-17. 10. Given the challenging in- and out-of-school outcomes that some boys and young men of color exhibit, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have… Continue Reading Policing and Teaching: The Positioning of Black Male Teachers as Agents in the Universal Carceral Apparatus