Sentences with phrase «of racial bias»

However, even with the knowledge of racial biases in teacher expectations, we can't be sure that a causal relationship between teacher expectations and student outcomes exists.

Finding that, amongst otherwise similar children, those who are racial or ethnic minorities are more likely to be identified as disabled would provide strong evidence of racial bias.

There's also indications that the behavior was partly motivated by an attempt to get money by forcing the victims of racial bias to pay legal fees.

-- of racial bias for raising a topic many preferred to ignore.

The system, in which all students would be evaluated using the same tests, was an effort to cut down on the possibility of racial bias.

A city spokesperson said there was no indication of any racial bias and that all aspects of the hiring process for both the police and fire departments would be reviewed.

Long term, policymakers can look to mitigate the impact of racial bias through efforts to recruit a more diverse teaching force.

This is a timely exploration of racial bias and police brutality from a teen's perspective.

It is not possible to undo generations of racial bias in an afternoon.

Studies from various academic sources have confirmed the existence of racial bias in perception of self and others.

Questions of racial bias were raised again during jury selection.

(CNN)-- Two black men whose arrest last month at a Starbucks spurred allegations of racial bias say they're happy with the settlements they've reached with the city of Philadelphia and the company — and that they hope the incident is remembered for positive outcomes such as an anticipated program...

An investigation by the New York Times uncovered a long history of racial bias at Donald Trump's family properties — both in the state and outside it.

Now, another research group has examined the possible role of racial bias at NIH by comparing head - to - head the productivity and funding of black and white medical researchers at the same institutions.

Two black men whose arrest last month at a Starbucks spurred allegations of racial bias say they're happy with the settlements they've reached with the city of Philadelphia and the company — and that they hope the...

Jennifer Eberhardt, a social psychologist at Stanford University in California, studies the effects of racial bias on the criminal - justice system in the United States.

The latest protests stemmed from the resignations of three high - ranking city officials, who stepped after a Department of Justice report revealed years of racial bias in the city's law enforcement practices.

We use these responses to first document the presence of racial bias in teachers» expectations, and then study the effects of differences in teacher expectations on students» likelihood of completing college.

The doctor who conducts psychological exams for men and women who want to become Buffalo police officers and firefighters may be on his way out, after complaints of racial bias and inappropriate questions probing applicants» sexual histories.

If students are placed in special education and gifted programs differentially because of racial bias among teachers, then students are likely receiving inappropriate educational services,» said Fish.

One can speculate about the role of racial bias and stereotypes in the jury's reasoning, and whether it simply refused to apply the law, preferring instead the position that killing is justified when people come on your property and make you afraid — i.e., that they refused to apply the law not as the conscience of their community, but because they disagreed with applying it here.

Eight days after the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, the arrests of two African - American men at a Philadelphia Starbucks for trespassing when they opted not to order anything has catapulted the issue of racial bias into the national spotlight.

Critical scrutiny shows beyond all doubt the untenability of the entire network of assumptions upon which racial discrimination rests, and reveals the true character of racial bias as a device for rationalizing injustices.

This pronouncement, along with Johnson's (and executive chairman Howard Schultz's) apology, meetings with community leaders, and enlisting the guidance of civil rights leaders such as former Attorney General Eric Holder and the NAACP's Sherrilyn Ifill, ensures that this incident and the specter of racial bias will remain in the public's mind beyond a few days.

Stubbs: «In the 1990s prosecutors in North Carolina received a cheat sheet about how to go to court and defend against claims of racial bias in a way that would allow them to pick a discriminatory jury.»

And there has been no suggestion of racial bias toward prospective residents in the luxury housing that Mr. Trump focused on as his career took off in Manhattan in the 1980s.

A billboard in Times Square that accuses NYC construction unions of racial bias has co-opted the name of a growing activist campaign, declaring that black workers matter.

There were outbursts from the audience as well who, at times, accused the board's majority and interim schools superintendent of racial bias.

Following recent protests and concerns of racial bias and discrimination on college campuses, SUNY Cortland ’s

«The cost of racial bias in economic decisions.»

All people in the video were the same race, to avoid the possibility of racial bias factoring into the results.

«This research shows that kids are learning bias from the non-verbal signals that they're exposed to, and that this could be a mechanism for the creation of racial bias and other biases that we have in our society,» said lead author Allison Skinner, a postdoctoral researcher in the UW's Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences.

It's now possible to track the proportion of individuals searching for a kindred cat person, the number of omnivores who are open to dating a vegetarian, and the prevalence of racial biases, among other leanings.

If you agree to participate, your confidential answers will also serve as data for Project Implicit, an ongoing, international research project aimed at gauging levels of racial bias.

And to what extent is it a function of racial bias manifesting as unduly low expectations for black students relative to white students?

In print, quotes to the press, and social media, Petrilli has expressed doubt over the extent of racial bias in discipline and has argued for the removal of federal discipline guidance, maintaining that it makes schools and students less safe.

In last year's round of defenses, Marwat Al - Olefi passionately explained — with persuasive statistics — what she learned in her study of racial biases in healthcare and explained why she wanted to «put all of her effort into this study» that was so motivating to her.

Those who resist these efforts to achieve the impossible are accused of racial bias, insensitivity, «blaming the victim,» and indulging in «racialized discourse.»

School leaders must be aware of racial bias in school discipline.

No doubt the fact that Obama is president plays a role, but we have also lived long enough past the outward manifestations of racial bias - slavery, Jim Crow - for many of us to have no personal experience with it.

Those same historical accounts largely ignored the societal ills of racial bias, restrictive housing covenants, and police brutality that precipitated the Panthers» resistance.

Her diverse approach disrupts preconceptions of the world by introducing historical and contemporary stories of racial bias and acts of violence inflicted upon oppressed communities.

«Jumping Jack (2 minute workout)» invites the viewer to examine the relationship between bias and clothing choice, i.e. how black hoodies function as markers in the context of racial bias.

When the defense has a parade of witnesses supporting the defendant's lack of racial bias, and the prosecution has no evidence of animus, it seems quite clear that the charge was never supported.

On the heels of racial bias incidents at Starbucks in Philadelphia and Water Tower Place in Chicago comes our city's latest investment in crime control: more surveillance of black bodies.