In a recent interview in Artforum, the artist Howardena Pindell recalls her first efforts toward protesting the oppressive and
exclusionary practices of art institutions in the 1970s: «Because I was a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, I needed to remain anonymous, so...
In a recent interview in Artforum, the artist Howardena Pindell recalls her first efforts toward protesting the oppressive and
exclusionary practices of art institutions in the 1970s: «Because I was a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, I needed to remain anonymous, so I would just send little notes of complaint to magazines, to museum boards, and to the city signed «The Black Hornet.»
Not exact matches
Once we begin to think
of our faith in terms
of largeness instead
of largess; once we begin to think
of our faith in terms
of measurable success or significant achievements or community stature or statistically significant gains or business models or congregational models or appropriate budget processes or cash flow direction or generally accepted accounting
practices or independent audits or administrative requirements or procedural transparency or proper leadership roles or managerial responsibilities and boundaries or membership trends or effective organizational structures or current and accurate and relevant identity / purpose / vision / mission statements or strategic and tactical plans or valid and useful performance metrics — at that point, we have become money changers and temple authorities, we have deformed from a community into an industry that requires
exclusionary individualism.
Their
exclusionary practices include creating, promoting and financing legislation that would ban or criminalize multiple forms
of expression and lifestyles.
«He had seven years to work with all communities to end the
practices of exclusionary zoning in which he has not.»
The Appendix lists many recommendations for policy and
practice, with the general theme
of reducing the use
of exclusionary discipline (suspension and expulsion) and providing discipline through positive approaches.
In particular, schools will need to adopt alternative
practices, rather than eliminating or dramatically reducing the use
of exclusionary discipline in a policy void.
Rachel Flynn, an education researcher at New York University, recently studied the impact
of such professional development and found when its done well it has «the potential to improve teacher behavior management
practices and reduce
exclusionary discipline.»
Moreover, reform advocates note, basing admissions on geographical boundaries is an
exclusionary practice, all too redolent
of the days when low - income students
of minority background desperately sought to escape from «slum» or «ghetto» schools and gain access to the generally superior schools in «good» neighborhoods from which they had been barred.
Finally, the letter contains a significant appendix
of «illustrative» specific suggestions for policy and
practice that could serve to help states and districts avoid violations, urging schools to reduce the use
of suspension and other forms
of exclusionary discipline, focusing instead on positive approaches.
Their brief explores the development
of admission models, particularly how the current race - conscious admissions model at UT differs from the anti-Jewish
exclusionary model created in the 1920s at elite colleges and the anti-African American admissions
practices of the early - to mid-20th century.
The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between
exclusionary discipline policies and
practices and an array
of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood
of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»
Across the country, disciplinary programs and policies are trending away from
exclusionary practices and toward a variety
of alternatives, with the endorsement
of federal and state governments.
As
of May 2015, 22 states and the District
of Columbia had revised their laws in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use
of exclusionary discipline
practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive) discipline strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk students.
And even if schools reduce their use
of exclusionary practices, it doesn't necessarily follow that they will cease to mete out these punishments disproportionately by race.
Restorative
practices are a burgeoning alternative to traditional punitive justice such as suspensions (both in school and out
of school) and other
exclusionary forms
of discipline.
Effective remedies to improve instruction, learning and school climate (including, e.g., decreases in bullying and harassment, use
of exclusionary discipline
practices, use
of police in schools, and student referrals to law enforcement) for students enrolled are implemented in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup
of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets or where achievement gaps persist.
These evidence - based approaches help schools support students with challenging behaviors and were recommended by the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline to keep students in school learning instead
of punishing them through
exclusionary discipline
practices, which do not address the underlying causes
of the behavior.
Here are some
of the negative outcomes research has linked to harsh, punitive,
exclusionary discipline
practices:
The move away from harsh, punitive,
exclusionary (and, let's face it, ineffective) discipline
practices in schools and districts across the country is a welcome wave
of change.
They argue that
exclusionary discipline
practices such as suspension and expulsion can have detrimental impacts, and they discuss the use
of restorative justice to address bullying Other topics include Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supporters (PBIS) and social and emotional learning.
That they're effective in preventing and reducing problem behaviors makes the use
of harsh, punitive,
exclusionary discipline
practices unnecessary.
To further support their efforts, the OLN conducted a review
of the research literature and provided the Beaverton team with eight promising
practices to reduce
exclusionary discipline.
As Barton (1998) said, «Inclusive education is about the participation
of all children and young people and the removal
of all form
of exclusionary practices» (pp. 84 - 85).
Of the 1,228 charter schools in California, the report said that it has identified 253 that have
practices that are «plainly
exclusionary,» based on information posted on the schools» websites.
We also have experience helping develop alternatives to
exclusionary discipline
practices, and we have tools and resources that can support your school's creation and implementation
of school wide expectations and consequences.
We have experience helping develop alternatives to
exclusionary discipline
practices, as well as tools and resources that can support your school's creation and implementation
of school wide expectations and consequences.
Reform
of school discipline to reduce
exclusionary practices and foster positive social, behavioral, emotional, and academic success for students;
Over 1 in 5
of California's charter schools have restrictive admissions requirements or other
exclusionary practices that keep out many students with the greatest academic needs, a report released Monday by the ACLU Foundation
of Southern California and the public interest law firm Public Advocates alleges.
He said he was encouraged that the report identified only a small number
of charter schools with what he felt were «clearly
exclusionary practices» based on academic performance.
The report called on the California Department
of Education «to issue guidance making it clear that these
practices are illegal,» and to order charter schools with these
exclusionary practices «to change their policies immediately.»
Training and supporting teachers to address underlying causes
of misbehavior can keep students in class and provide an alternative to
exclusionary practices.
Our schools contribute to these conditions when we respond to student misbehaviors and acts
of defiance with
exclusionary and punitive discipline
practices.
«It is important to remember that the problem
of score incomparability was not caused by students with disabilities, but by
exclusionary development assessment
practices that presume the achievement
of students with disabilities is not important.»
The current study tests whether a professional development program with these three characteristics helped change teachers» use
of exclusionary discipline
practices — especially with their African American students.
In the proposed resolution, the NAACP delegates cited concerns that charter schools deepen the segregation
of public schools, disproportionately use highly punitive or
exclusionary discipline
practices and deprive public schools
of resources.
And, you know, speaking to education and justice, in 2011, the u.s. department — the departments
of education and justice launched a supportive school discipline initiative to reduce
exclusionary discipline policies,
practices and their impact on youth
of color and youth with disabilities.
I predict parents
of children with significant disabilities, especially parents
of children with autism, will be using the courts to challenge these
exclusionary practices.
An unintended consequence
of these policies and
practices was that youth with behavioral health needs were put at an increased risk for
exclusionary discipline and school - based arrests.
ESSA requires states to describe how they will assist districts to reduce: bullying and harassment, the overuse
of exclusionary discipline
practices (e.g. suspensions, expulsions, school - based arrests), and seclusion and restraint.
By contrast, several
of the recognized Schools
of Opportunity have embraced restorative justice, which seeks to minimize the use
of exclusionary disciplinary
practices such as suspensions and expulsions.
The ultimate goal
of this moratorium is to reduce the reliance on all forms
of exclusionary discipline and to replace them with best
practices that support students, teachers and all members
of the school community in creating safe and engaging classroom environments.
In Chicago, the number
of suspensions given in a school year declined after the district made changes to its student code
of conduct in 2012, and began using less
exclusionary discipline
practices.
No - excuses disciplinary
practices can contribute to high rates
of exclusionary discipline (e.g., suspensions that push students out
of school) and may not support a broad definition
of student success.
Punitive and
exclusionary practices in our schools and juvenile justice system threaten the life chances
of too many American children and youth, especially those who have been historically marginalized.
Studies have suggested a correlation between
exclusionary discipline policies and
practices and an array
of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance and diminished educational engagement; 9 decreased academic achievement; 10 increased behavior problems; 11 increased likelihood
of dropping out; 12 substance abuse; 13 and involvement with juvenile justice systems.14
The studies, undertaken at the request
of the Oregon Leadership Network Research Alliance and the Maryland State Department
of Education, respectively, examined
exclusionary discipline
practices (i.e., suspension and expulsion) and whether there are disparities by race, grade level, or special education status.
Ensure that the school's written discipline policies provide for alternatives to in - school and out -
of - school suspensions and other
exclusionary practices (i.e., expulsions).
Many
of us are working to reduce and eliminate
exclusionary practices and racial bias that marginalize and «push out» black and brown...
That federal guidance helps teachers and schools reduce
exclusionary discipline like suspensions and encourages proactive approaches to address the causes
of misbehavior and hold students accountable in the inevitable cases when students make the wrong choices, known as restorative
practices.