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Equal Time for Equal Crime? Racial Bias in School Discipline (Article)

This study examines racial gaps in exclusionary discipline for students of different races who are involved in the same disciplinary incident for the same type of infraction.

English Learner Master Plan Playbook: Developing Equitable Local Education Policies for Multilingual and English Learner Students (Website)

The playbook provides tools for educators, families, and community members to engage in policy dialogues and development processes to support the creation of a local policy document

Empathy Intervention to Reduce Implicit Bias in Preservice Teachers (Article)

This study investigates the ability of a brief empathy-inducing intervention to improve the implicit bias of pre-service teachers, as measured by an Implicit Association Test. The authors found empathy intervention statistically significant at decreasing the implicit bias of White female pre-service teachers toward Black individuals.

Eliminating Disparities in School Discipline: A Framework for Intervention (BOOK)

Preeminent authors in the field of equitable education, Gregors, Skiba, and Mediratta provide practitioners with a ten-point framework to reduce race and gender disparity in school discipline.

Elevating Student Voice, Agency, and Co-Creation (Website)

Effectiveness of Restorative Justice in US K-12 Schools: a Review of Quantitative Research (Webpage)

This article provides an overview of restorative justice (RJ) in US K-12 schools, discusses implementation challenges, and summarizes the most recent two decades of quantitative studies regarding the effectiveness of RJ at achieving a range of outcomes. While RJ has become increasingly popular, there is still relatively little quantitative research regarding its effectiveness. Still, available evidence suggests that RJ programs can improve school climates and reduce student misbehavior and school discipline. Results are more mixed regarding RJ’s impact on bullying, student absenteeism, and academic performance. 

EduColor (WEBSITE)

EduColor began as a support group for educational advocates of color and has developed into a forum for people of color to communicate about social justice and equity in public education. EduColor’s recommended resources include books, films, articles, and websites related to educational justice. EduColor. 2012. http://www.educolor.org/resources/ (accessed April 4, 2018).

Educational Equity is About more than Closing Gaps (Article)

The author has discovered a multitude of equity initiatives to address equity gaps within the system of education.

Educational Accountability 3.0: Beyond ESSA

This joint report from National Education Policy Center (NEPC) and the Beyond Test Scores Project outlines a more effective and equitable approach to assessment of student learning and accountability for schools and districts. It sets forth a policy agenda for the next reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). At the same time it suggests how local and state leaders might leverage some of the underutilized flexibility available under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Education Research Brief—Disproportionality: A Look at Special Education and Race in the Commonwealth (PDF)

Considers promising practices for ensuring that all students from racial and ethnic minorities are given every opportunity to succeed in school.