Race and Education

Black Students Disciplined More Than Whites

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Department: 
Stereotypes & Labels
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Laura Tillman - Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Black students in Mississippi's public schools are more than twice as likely as white students to be disciplined and punished, according to a new report from the Children's Defense Fund.

Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Washington-based group, said Friday in Jackson that many black students are on a school-to-prison pipeline that's undermining 50 years of civil rights progress.

Issue Of The Week XLVI: Riding With Martin - Another View From The Road To Freedom

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Department: 
National Collegiate Dialogue
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Rodney D. Coates - Professor of Sociology

Editor’s Note: February is Black History Month. Prof. Rodney Coates reflects on the impact Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had on his life and that of his family.

I remember that day, in a land far away, when you dared to dream into my reality.

That day, on that dusty road, when my dreams were awakened to the possibility of yes.

Minorities See Some Aspects Of School Reform As Destructive

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Department: 
Latest News
Feature Stories
Latest News: 
race relations news
Authored by: 
Christina Hoag - Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The federal government's push for drastic reforms at chronically low achieving schools has led to takeovers by charter operators, overhauls of staff and curriculum, and even school shutdowns across the country.

It's also generated a growing backlash among the mostly low-income, minority communities where some see the reforms as not only disruptive in struggling neighborhoods, but also as civil rights violations since turnaround efforts primarily affect black and Latino students.

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