Role of implicit bias and lack of cultural competency lead to lower expectations and differing treatment
for students of color in the classroom.
They are exploring how to support a higher percentage
of students of color in pursuing musical education beyond the elementary years.
Learn more about how higher education institutions are graduating low - income students, first - generation students and
students of color with less debt.
We know they're used disproportionately
on students of color or those with disabilities and can push them into the pipeline to prison.
This evidence suggests that to raise student attainment, particularly
among students of color, elevating teacher expectations, eliminating racial bias, and hiring a more diverse teaching force are worthy goals.
This two - year program provides formal networking, mentoring and professional development for graduate
students of color who intend to become professors of educational leadership.
The division has prompted complaints about systemic discrimination and even lawsuits, and driven districts around the country to experiment with ways to include
more students of color in gifted education.
The impact is greater in schools that serve low - income youth,
particularly students of color, whose education these laws and policies were supposedly designed to improve.
In contrast, nonprofit and public graduate programs enroll twice as many white students
as students of color.
The module addresses Standard 2 by focusing on how educational leaders can understand and facilitate teacher learning focused on the obstacles faced
by students of color and students who are situated in poverty.
One of those strategies was the elimination of the Chapter 220 program, which allowed for
students of color from high - poverty neighborhoods to attend schools in predominantly white suburban school districts.
Since then, it has always been a priority of hers to learn and grow in order to best serve young people,
especially students of color and those who live in poverty.
In this regard, personalized instruction makes learning a much more exciting, engaging, and meaningful experience for all students,
including students of color.
Schools across the country are being urged to adopt restorative approaches as an alternative to suspensions, which may disproportionately
affect students of color.
High -
achieving students of color are an increasing share of the overall student population, but many find themselves left out of the academic fast lane.
In one study, a reflective writing assignment
helped students of color deal with racism and negative stereotypes, leading to higher academic achievement and boosting college enrollment rates years later.
Occasionally students speak of not listening to their favorite music or avoiding friendships with
other students of color because they don't want to be misunderstood by their hall mates.
However, this work has been conducted primarily in settings
where students of color represent a relatively small segment of the student population.
The strategies we learn to use in the schools to
support students of color, students with special needs, or students who live in poverty will help every student.
That schools can score well on growth measures even if their low - income students and / or
students of color don't close gaps in achievement and college - and - career readiness.
This matters because
students of color need teachers who not only set rigorous standards for them but teachers who also can provide models of professional success.
New research has shown that traditional referral systems for identifying gifted children tend to overlook significant numbers of
talented students of color.
A new study shows just how thin the course offerings can be at some schools serving
mostly students of color in comparison to the curricula at nearby, white - majority schools.
Those allies saw an opportunity to use
urban students of color as a wedge to break down the alliances defending public education.
These extreme measures have been shown to target schools with
predominantly students of color enrolled, and have negative effects on learning outcomes on the most at - risk students.
At a time
when students of color now comprise a majority in the nation's schools, the supply of principals, much like the teaching profession, remains overwhelmingly white.
We urgently need to increase diversity in a teaching profession that is 82 % white but serves a student population in
which students of color comprise the majority.
What did it mean that a measure of success was
whether students of color could learn to navigate predominantly white institutions?
Specifically, I am interested in how adults make sense of and use their personal and collective influence and resources to transform educational spaces (including the self) to
benefit students of color.
Research shows that teachers of color are often better able to
engage students of color, increasing high school completion and college attendance rates for these students.
This positive news, however, is tempered by the fact that only 12 percent of the nation's
students of color attend school in these states.
The largest segment of low - income students and
students of color live in large urban cities, where the school districts have demonstrated a consistent and troubling track record of performance.
There was a massive gap between the percent of effective teachers (92 %) in schools that serve primarily white students versus 82 % effective teachers in schools serving
primarily students of color.
In the case of choice, the long - term losers in a large - scale market - oriented education continue to be historically
underserved students of color and special populations.