3146 - Race, Equity, and Legitimacy in Education Policy and Practice

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

The dynamics that perpetuate educational inequalities are a central focus of sociological inquiry and an important target of educational policy. Understanding these dynamics requires attending to local policy implementation as well as how policies are developed and legitimized in the context of unequal power and competing political, cultural, and racial ideologies. In this session, the papers examine the unintended consequences of educational policies designed to challenge inequality, study how race shapes the distribution of educational resources across schools, analyze the public’s perception of the legitimacy of educational stakeholders in the policy process, and identify the conditions under which the gap between researchers and practitioners is bridged. This session will provide new insights into key educational policy debates and inform future directions for sociological research in this area.

Sub Unit

• Education Policy

Session Organizer

• John B. Diamond, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Individual Presentations

• Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in School District Funding - Ericka Weathers, Pennsylvania State University

• Restorative for All? Racial Disproportionality and Restorative Justice Practices in a Large Urban School District - Miles Davison, University of California-Irvine; Andrew Penner, University of California-Irvine; Emily K. Penner, University of California-Irvine

• When Does Money Matter? School Funding and Black-white Inequality of Educational Achievement 2009-2014 - Emily Rauscher, University of Kansas

• Who Should Be in the Room Where it Happens? Public Views of Stakeholders in Education - Oren Pizmony-Levy, Teachers College, Columbia University; Aaron M. Pallas, Teachers College, Columbia University; Chanwoong Baek, Columbia University