This national study provides a comprehensive analysis of the instructional days lost due to out-of-school suspensions in 2015-16 for middle and high school students The study demonstrates how the frequent use of suspensions contributes to stark inequities in the opportunity to learn. This study will help you understand the impact on every social group and students with disabilities.
Losen, D.J., Martinez, P. 2020. Lost Opportunities: How Disparate School Discipline Continues to Drive Differences in the Opportunity to Learn. Los Angeles, California: The Civil Rights Project.
https://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-12-education/school-discipline/lost-opportunities-how-disparate-school-discipline-continues-to-drive-differences-in-the-opportunity-to-learn#:~:text=Info-,Lost%20Opportunities%3A%20How%20Disparate%20Schoo
This report commissioned by the New York State Education Department explores strategies to help boys and young men of color—and all students—realize their full potential. The report provides an overview of the outcome trends among boys of color in K-12 school environments, and a research review of the most prevalent strategies currently being implemented in schools and communities across the country.
Northeast Comprehensive Center. New York State Education Department My Brother's Keeper Guidance Document: Emerging Practices for Schools and Communities. Albany, NY: New York State Education Department, 2016.
Homelessness is a condition that is intersectional with the educational experiences and outcomes of youth. This brief highlights state and school officials’ perspectives to examine relevant challenges, policies, and practices related to the youth homelessness crisis. In addition to identifying pertinent challenges, participants provided insights into established and emerging practices and approaches that have been effective in meeting the needs of homeless youth.
Dumas, T., James, A., and Bishop, J. (2023). No Shame or Stigmas: Prioritizing Students Experiencing Homelessness in Long Beach Unified and Monterey County. California MTSS Research Consortium, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools. Accessed September 5, 2023.
This law commentary article examines if and how overrepresentation in special education might violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Miles, Alana. 2016. “NOTE: Overrepresentation in Special Education: Does the IDEA Violate the Equal Protection Clause?” Rutgers Race & the Law Review 17 (245).
This study examines how student and school-level socioeconomic status (SES) measures predict students’ odds of being identified for special education, particularly for high-incidence disabilities.
Kincaid, Alesksis P., and Amanda L. Sullivan. 2017. “Parsing the Relations of Race and Socioeconomic Status in Special Education Disproportionality.” Remedial and Special Education 38 (3): 159–170.
This study highlights the indifferent implicit attitudes of preservice teachers’ toward students with special needs with immigrant backgrounds and positive implicit attitudes toward those without immigrant backgrounds. The study also demonstrated a high motivation among preservice teachers to act without prejudice toward minorities but less favorable explicit attitudes toward including students with special education needs, especially students with behavioral problems. Findings are discussed with implications for educational practice and research.
Markova, Maria, Inka Pit-Ten Cate, Sabine Krolak-Schwerdt, and Sabine Glock. 2016. “Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusion and Toward Students with Special Educational Needs from Different Ethnic Backgrounds.” The Journal of Experimental Education 84 (3): 554–578.
Este recurso es una declaración de posición y recomendaciones para lograr la equidad en la educación infantil. Esta declaración de posición es uno de los cinco documentos fundamentales que NAEYC ha desarrollado en colaboración con la profesión de la primera infancia.
National Association for the Education of Young Children. 2019. Promover la Equidad en la Educación Infantil. Washington, DC: Author.
This article is adapted from a presentation for ZERO TO THREE’s Scientific Meeting held on April 27, 2021. In the presentation Ross Thompson articulated The Development of Social Categories and Preferences by Young Children, Dr. Andrew Meltzoff described his research concerning the ways that young children pick up bias from everyday experience and Dr. Walter Gilliam discussed racial bias exhibited by early childhood educators.
Thompson, R.A., Meltzoff, A.N., & Gilliam, W.S. (2021). Race, Equity, Bias, and Early Childhood: Examining the Research. Zero to Three Journal, 42(1), 5-16.
This article examines how perceptions of race have influenced the effectiveness of response to intervention (RTI) in addressing achievement disparities, past and present.
Willis, Arlette Ingram. (2019). “Race, Response to Intervention, and Reading Research.” Journal of Literacy Research 51 (4): 394–419.
The Regional Educational Lab (REL) West partners with key stakeholders in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.
