"They Aren't Buying In": White Teachers' Beliefs of Caregivers of Color at One "No Excuses" Charter

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Abstract

This paper explores White teachers’ beliefs from a majority White teaching staff about caregivers’ participation at a “no-excuses” charter school in a large urban district. Specifically, this project explores the ways in which some White teachers perceived Black and Latinx care giving as deficient and their need to be inculcated to the organizational systems. Teachers’ were assessed by interviews during a year-long situated ethnography with an analysis of individuals’ words and dispositions. As evidenced in this study, White educators value limited collaboration, one that is void of caregivers’ critiques of organizational systems and authentic engagement.

Author

• L. Trenton S. Marsh, University of Central Florida