Committee on Scholars of Color in Education

Shonda Lemons-Smith, Georgia State University

#BlackGirlsMatter: A Critical Examination Into the Schooling Experiences of Urban Middle School Black Girls - Latoya Williams, Claremont Graduate University

Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Special Education Placement on Academic Growth Trajectories - Maria E. Hernandez Finch, Ball State University; William Holmes Finch, Ball State University

Overpoliced, Underprotected: The Role of School Culture in Combating Exclusion and Criminalization of Students Through an Institutional Culture of Care - Brianna Baker, Spelman College; Robert Cooper, University of California - Los Angeles

Racial, Ethnic, Gender, and Socioeconomic Differences in Students' Perceptions of How Pursuing Math and Science Influences Their Popularity - Tamara V. Young, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Kirsten Aleman, North Carolina State University; Iris Wagstaff, North Carolina State University

A site of resistance and/or reclamation? The role of the Black church in the charter school movement - Danielle Allen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ayana Allen, Drexel University