This briefing paper highlights recommendations for school administrators and educators for facilitating conversations about race to address racial discipline disparities. This is the fourth in a series of briefing papers on disparities in school discipline. This research follows the school discipline guidance package that the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Education (ED) released to help states, districts, and schools enhance school climate and improve discipline policies and practices.
Population of focus: Educators, school administrators
Links to resource:
- Briefing paper – You Can’t Fix What You Don’t Look At: Acknowledging Race in Addressing Racial Discipline Disparities (pdf)
- ED-DOJ School Discipline Guidance Package
- Discipline Disparities Series: Overview (pdf)
- How Educators Can Eradicate Disparities in School Discipline: A Briefing Paper on School-Based Interventions (pdf)
- Eliminating Excessive and Unfair Exclusionary Discipline in Schools Policy Recommendations for Reducing Disparities (pdf)
- New and Developing Research: Disparities in Discipline (pdf)
- La Colaborativa ‘Investigación a Práctica’ de Disparidades Disciplinarias (En español)
- Discipline Disparities Series Briefing Papers
- Read more about the DOJ-ED Supportive School Discipline Initiative (pdf)
Date: 2014
Organization: The Discipline Disparities Research-to-Practice Collaborative