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A Scalable Empathic-Mindset Intervention Reduces Group Disparities in School Suspensions (Article)

What causes high rates of suspensions, especially for students of color? Growing evidence points to racial bias. For instance, laboratory experiments find that teachers are more likely to knit together a series of misbehaviors as a pattern, to view a student who misbehaves as a troublemaker, and to punish them more severely, if the student is Black as compared with White.

A Multilevel Analysis of Statewide Disproportionality in Exclusionary Discipline and the Identification of Emotional Disturbance (PDF)

This research study shows how African American students were seven times and Native American and Latino students were two times more likely to receive exclusionary discipline in the state of Wisconsin.

A Multi-Tiered Approach to Family Engagement: No two families are alike, so why should schools’ approach to supporting families be cookie cutter? (Article)

A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners (PDF)

The tool from the National Center for Culturally Responsive Education Systems Training (NNCREST) provides an overview of how RtI can be understood and used with diverse learners. It is useful for practitioners because it offers insight into how RtI can extend beyond a policy prescription in order to truly be responsive to all learners.

A 5-Point Intervention for Enhancing Equity in School Discipline (PDF)

McIntosh, Kent, Girvan, Erik J., Horner, Robert H., Smolkowski, Keith, and Sugai, George. 2018. “A 5-Point Intervention for Enhancing Equity in School Discipline.” Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) February 2018. Authored by the nation’s experts in PBIS, this article provides insights into cultural responsiveness as a key component in creating equitable positive behavioral supports.

6 Strategies for Successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Training (Article)

DEI Training includes the following 6 strategies: Differentiation & Vertical Alignment, Inclusivity, Open Discussion, Opportunities for Reflection, Connection to a bigger strategic plan, and Prioritization

*(The) Miners’ Canary: A Review of Overrepresentation Research and Explanations (PDF)

The article surveys existing research on disproportionality and outlines three common perspectives used to explain the issue. It is useful for practitioners because it shows how experts have tried to understand factors associated with disproportionality.  

(The) Voice: Highlights from 2018 (RECORDING)

In this video educational leaders discuss the challenges presented by and impacts experienced from implicit bias in schools.

(The) Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

A national, federally funded center that provides capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices. Includes valuable tools and materials for school use.

(The) Special EDge (PDF)

Newsletter addressing legal, policy, and human aspects of disproportionate representation.