41.071 - Learning While Black: Addressing the Educational and Social Deprivation of Black Students in Schools

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium proposes to examine some of the ways in which Black students are deprived of equitable opportunities and access to a quality education. Four papers will be presented that discuss various education laws, policies, and practices that historically and presently exclude Black students from the educational process or severely limit their access. The presenter also will discuss new, innovative ways to think about and confront these problems. Each paper employs different theoretical frameworks to conceptualize issues regarding the criminalization and negative socialization of Black youth, racial harassment, and the lack of accessibility to quality teaching in today’s public schools. Attendees will discuss possible solutions that consider just education policies and practices from legal, political, and school leadership perspectives.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research Focus on Black Education

Chair

• Linda C. Tillman, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Papers

• From Conviction to Suspension: Examining U.S. Laws, School Discipline Policies, and the Educational Deprivation of Black Students - Dana Thompson Dorsey, University of Pittsburgh

• Must White Entitlement Be Preserved Even to the Deprivation of Equal Educational Opportunity for Black Students? - Mark Anthony Gooden, Columbia University

• Overcoming Political Unrest and Societal Violence Through Institutional Care: Realizing the Power of Principals to Promote Educational Opportunities for Black Students - Lisa Bass, North Carolina State University

• The Politics of Collective Bargaining Agreements: Examining Teacher Quality, Personnel Autonomy, and the Impact on Black Students - Wayne D. Lewis, University of Kentucky; Madelyn Roeder, University of Kentucky

Discussant

• Julian Vasquez Heilig, California State University, Sacramento