Race, Discipline, and Safety at U.S. Public Schools
ACLU
“The data, based on the 2015-2016 school year, reveals the extent of police presence in schools, the lack of basic services, and the growing racial disparities in public school systems serving 50 million students. In many communities, all of these conditions are worsening.”
Children Separated Under Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Policy Say Their Trauma Continues
The Intercept
“If we leave them just for a minute they start crying. They don’t even want to see us signing a paper because they’re afraid it’s about deportation. ‘Mami, no te vayas!’ they say. They’re terrified.”
Teaching the ‘Hard History’ Behind Today’s News
neaToday
“History is happening in the world around us but the issues are rooted in the past. Teachers must be careful about making their lessons not only about the day’s news.”
Facing Bullies and Court Battles, Transgender Kids Head Back to School
Slate
“Acceptance of trans and gender-nonconforming youth varies drastically across schools. In some, kids carefully police one another’s gender expression and punish nonconformity mercilessly. In others, gender-nonconforming hair or dress is all part of the dominant fashion of the day.”
More Social Science Studies Just Failed to Replicate. Here’s Why This Is Good.
Vox
“I recently wrote about a replication effort of the famous ‘marshmallow test’ studies, which originally showed that the ability to delay gratification early in life is correlated with success later on. A new paper found this correlation, but when the authors controlled for factors like family background, the correlation went away.”
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