Examining Race-based Bias in Schools
Legislation & Policy
(Education Week) — In her research, Jennifer
L. Eberhardt, a Stanford University social psychologist and
the winner of a 2014 MacArthur Genius grant for her research,
found that black students are more likely than white students to
be punished for “defiance” or “insubordination.”
In her study, teachers who reviewed fictional student discipline
reports of minor insubordination and class disturbance were more
likely to recommend severe punishments, including suspension, for
students with names like Deshawn or Darnell—names often
associated with African-Americans—than identical profiles with
white-sounding names like Greg and Jake.
Read more in Ed Week’s in depth article: Schools
Deemed ‘Discriminatory’ Struggle to Erase Disparities.
