Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, concludes a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist. Full article
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Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention
Whatley, J. K. (2018). Implicit Bias as a Contributing Factor to Disproportionality of African Americans In Special Education: The Promise of a Bias Literacy Intervention (Doctoral dissertation, Mercer University). With the extensive research on disproportionality of African Americans in special education, the researcher explored implicit bias as a contributing factor.… read more
Policing and Teaching: The Positioning of Black Male Teachers as Agents in the Universal Carceral Apparatus
Bristol, T. J., & Mentor, M. (2018). Policing and teaching: The positioning of black male teachers as agents in the universal carceral apparatus. The Urban Review, , 1-17. 10. Given the challenging in- and out-of-school outcomes that some boys and young men of color exhibit, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have… read more
Playing the Game: Recruiting Black Males in Teaching
Green, S. L., & Martin, D. (2018). Playing the game: Recruiting black males in teaching. Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 13(1)10. The purpose of this comparative study is to ascertain the experiences and perceptions of four Black males enrolled in teacher preparation programs, one at a Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) and three… read more