"...And They Cared": How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color

Autor/inn/en	Patrick, Kayla; Onyeka-Crawford, Adaku; Duchesneau, Nancy
Institution	Education Trust; National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
Titel	"...And They Cared": How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color
Quelle	(2020), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Females; Minority Group Students; Barriers; Equal Education; African American Students; Racial Bias; Gender Bias; Educational Change; Discipline Policy; Educational Environment; Suspension; Social Development; Emotional Development; Social Justice; Elementary Secondary Education; California (Oakland); Illinois (Chicago); Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Geschlechterstereotyp; Bildungsreform; Disziplinarmaßnahme; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Embedded within school discipline policies, dress codes, or codes of conduct are gender and racial biases that manifest in exclusionary punishments that have more to do with who girls are rather than what they do. Girls of color face some of the greatest barriers to educational opportunities and social emotional growth inside schools with poor school climates. Black girls especially face scrutiny, often encountering rules, such as hair codes, that target their cultural identity. This guide was created amidst the economic uncertainty of a global pandemic and the beginning of a historic public reckoning on racism in America. School districts are at a turning point in which they must make intentional and specific policy and financial decisions that address the legacy of 400 years of systemic anti-Blackness, including rectifying disparate discipline and criminalization experienced by Black girls in schools across the county. This guide aims to respond to this moment and provide decision-makers with a common language and practices that can be used to reform exclusionary discipline policies and improve school climate to help address the needs of girls of color -- especially Black girls. It highlights steps taken in Oakland and Chicago at the district level and in Massachusetts at the state level. It includes the voices of girls who have experienced these changes firsthand and highlights where there is room for improvement -- particularly the urgent need to shift resources away from law enforcement to restorative justice, counseling, mental health services, and/or other evidence-based approaches. There is also a checklist, so decision-makers can assess what changes they can make to create positive school climates at the school, district, or state level. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Trust. 1250 H Street NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-293-1217; Fax: 202-293-2605; Web site: https://edtrust.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01