From the "Color Line" to Free Schools & The White House: (Re)Centering Race in Discourse about Equity in Public Education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

In this session, leading scholars will discuss the history and importance of (re)centering race in discourses about equity in public and urban education. Using insights from their own research, they will offer recommendations about how to bring race (back) to the fore in broader debates about educational policy, practice, and research. This invited session is sponsored by the AERA Research Focus on Black Education (RFBE) SIG.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research Focus on Black Education

Chair

• Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Do Good Work Educational Consulting LLC

Participants

• Vanessa Siddle-Walker, Emory University

• Michael T. Nettles, ETS

• Rich Milner, University of Pittsburgh

• William F. Tate, Washington University in St. Louis

• Marvin Lynn, Portland State University

• Prudence L. Carter, University of California - Berkeley