Since the mid-1990s, New Haven has embarked on a voluntary desegregation initiative that is intended to increase rates of racial diversity within its public schools and improve academic
outcomes for students of color, particularly those who are black or Hispanic.
In the following report, we underscore the fact that simply sitting next to a white student does not guarantee better educational
outcomes for students of color.
Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational
outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24
Racial Integration, Peer Relationships and Achievement Among White Students and Students of Color,» Sabrina Zirkel writes, «Desegregated schools do produce more successful educational and professional
outcomes for students of color.
Passionate about improving learning
outcomes for students of color, Harper started her teaching career in 2003 at KIPP Academy Middle School in the Bronx, New York.
Research has shown that closing the teacher diversity gap results in better
outcomes for students of color, and teachers who share students» backgrounds can serve as powerful role models.
What we mean by that is that our food system and our educational system are set up in ways that produce different and worse
outcomes for students of color and low - income students.
Not exact matches
Good news
for students and schools: A new study, released last week by the Stanford Center
for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE), looks closely at four schools that are achieving positive
outcomes for low - income
students of color.
The $ 250,000 Broad Prize
for Public Charter Schools, awarded to the charter management organization (CMO) that has demonstrated outstanding academic
outcomes especially among low - income
students and
students of color, will be announced June 12 at the National Charter Schools Conference in Washington, D.C.
«The ultimate goal
of the study is to further develop the existing literature on school
outcomes for LGBT
students of color, and to explore possible interventions that might address the existing gaps in academic achievement and mental health,» she says.
► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and
outcomes for students from low - income families,
students of color,
students with disabilities, English Language Learners,
students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ
students, and
students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
What to know: The Mississippi Department
of Education's (MDE) plan stands out
for aligning its teacher recruitment and retention efforts with its ambitious goals
for increasing
student academic achievement by 2025 and clearly stating its role in supporting districts to address equity concerns.10 The MDE recognizes that in order to reach its stated goals — which include a proposed graduation rate
of 90 percent
for all
students by 2025 — they must also support districts in recruiting and retaining teachers
of color who are prepared to improve
student outcomes.
Veronica Palmer, Co-Founder and CEO, RISE Colorado in Aurora, CO,
for an innovative family engagement model focused on creating strong partnerships between schools and families, with the goal
of improving academic
outcomes for low - income
students and
students of color in Aurora, CO..
Despite recent evidence suggesting that many public charter schools are improving
outcomes for students — especially
for low - income
students of color — broad support
for charter schools may be waning.
I became a charter principal, started at a charter in Boston, with the goal
of trying to improve
outcomes for low - income
students of color in particular.
The Urban League, Project GRAD, Centro Hispano and Knox County Schools worked to promote advocacy and engagement efforts generating deeper support
for educational equity, opportunity and excellence to improve educational
outcomes for underserved
students of color in Knox County.
5:14 Dr. Montecel explains the three premises on which the framework is based: (1) The problem is systemic (2) Achieving
student success requires developing a vision
of seeking
outcomes for all children, no matter where they come from, the
color of their skin, and the language they speak.
Numerous studies have shown that
students of color achieve better
outcomes when taught by a a teacher who shares their ethnicity (please see
of Press Kit
for links to some
of these studies).
Research from the Center
for Research on Education
Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University shows that charter schools are particularly effective in benefiting low - income
students,
students from communities
of color and English - language learners.
The Broad Prize
for Public Charter Schools honors the public charter management organization that has demonstrated the best academic
outcomes, particularly
for students from low - income backgrounds and
students of color.
Linked Learning is the right fit
for students of all achievement levels and aspirations, with an essential commitment to equity and a focus on improving postsecondary and career
outcomes for all
students, including
students of color and
students from low - income backgrounds.
Green Dot's careful attention to teacher voice is also accompanied by strong
outcomes for its
student body, which is overwhelmingly made up
of low - income
students of color.
But states will face a great deal
of pressure to give as many schools as possible high marks and to minimize the extent to which
outcomes for historically underserved groups
of students — including low - income
students,
students of color,
students with disabilities, and English learners — count.
Her research focuses on how targeted social - psychological interventions based in motivation theory can be implemented to promote equitable
outcomes in higher education, especially
for first - generation college
students and
students of color.
When states reduce funding
for institutions with lower
outcomes, such as graduation rates, without taking
student race / ethnicity or income into account, this often means they are defunding institutions with more low - income
students and
students of color, making matters worse.
And most important
for all
of us who are committed to raising achievement
for all
students — including low - income
students,
students of color, English learners, and
students with disabilities — is that in the absence
of ratings built around the performance
of all
student groups, it is all too easy
for schools and districts to sweep these
students»
outcomes under the rug.
Confronted by the dominant attitude that demographics were destiny, a group
of committed educators, led by Dacia Toll and Doug McCurry, set out on a mission to provide equal education access to all America's children and conceived
of a school in which high expectations and strong
student outcomes were the norm — where access to four - year college
for low - income
students and those
of color was a right, not a privilege.
From the creation
of a more stressful learning environment, to harsher policies and increased arrests by school resource officers that disproportionately strike
students of color, measures designed to increase safety may not be producing the
outcomes that educators and
students are looking
for.
Research on the K - 12 education system shows that teachers
of color are linked to improved
student outcomes and increased self - esteem
for students of color because they serve as models
of professional success.
Morningside Center has received a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to develop and evaluate our approach
for increasing racial equity and improving
outcomes of students of color through a novel combination
of SEL, restorative practices, and courageous conversations about race.