Since 2010, the civil rights office has issued detailed directives on
eliminating racial disparities in school discipline; the allocation of school resources among racial groups; schools» responsibility for preventing bullying; the use of race - based assignments to achieve diversity; achieving gender equity in intercollegiate and interscholastic sports, and support for pregnant and parenting students.
April 23, 2016 (St. Paul)-- Nearly one hundred teachers from across Minnesota joined Educators 4 Excellence - Minnesota for its annual member summit today, which focused on providing teachers with the skills to
address racial disparities in school discipline.
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE SUMMIT SPARKS TRANSPARENCY CONCERNS: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos today will hear from supporters and opponents of Obama - era guidance aimed at
curbing racial disparities in school discipline and the overuse of harsh policies, like out - of - school suspensions, expulsions and school - based arrests for nonviolent offenses.
Educators 4 Excellence - Minnesota annual member summit focuses on empowering educators to end racial disparities in school discipline
Compare past and present data on physical altercations, suspension rates and incidents,
racial disparities in school discipline, standardized test scores, and truancy.
«Pivot» has become an overused word but there is no better verb to describe what schools must do to reduce
racial disparities in school discipline.
The racial disparities in school discipline reflect the cultural appetite to punish black children.
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Racial disparities in school discipline have been well documented.
According to Losen, the report was prompted by the U.S. Department of Education's announcement to seek comments on its intention to possibly rescind Obama - era guidance aimed at reducing
racial disparities in school discipline.
Washington Post:
Racial disparities in school discipline are growing, federal data show Mother Jones: Betsy DeVos Is Making It Easier for Schools to Send Black Kids to Jail Houston Chronicle: Houston ISD drops proposal to give control of 10 schools to a charter outfit Chicago City Bureau: Police officers assigned to schools given no directives.
Meanwhile, advocates point out
racial disparities in school discipline are not isolated to Wake County.
Since the passage of NCLB,
racial disparities in school discipline have become more extreme, with more students of color being suspended or expelled relative to their white peers.