Not exact matches
The overall effect
of race matching on
discipline outcomes is largest for
black male students (Figure 2).
Sixteen percent
of black male elementary school
students in the classrooms
of white female teachers received exclusionary
discipline in North Carolina during our study period.
The current
discipline model in our school systems is not working towards this goal
of educating our
black male students.
Educators need to become agents
of change in regards to our
discipline and approach to
black students and especially to
black male students.
There has been limited research conducted on disproportionate
discipline effects on
black male performance on standardized exams but UCLA professor Dan Losen suggests reducing suspensions improves
student engagement which produces the safety
of the learning environment.
If we are truly committed to educating our
black male students then our
discipline model must change or we face losing another generation
of under - educated
black male students who will not contribute to society in a positive manner.
Fresno, the fourth largest school district in California, is in the midst
of a culture shift, Nelson said, and is working to address its equity issues, such as the disparate
discipline rate
of students who are
Black,
male and in special education — the focus
of Nelson's dissertation.