ERIC Number: EJ1215967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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Why Black Lives (and Minds) Matter: Race, Freedom Schools & the Quest for Educational Equity
Howard, Tyrone C.
Journal of Negro Education, v85 n2 p101-113 Spr 2016
A number of challenges continue to influence the schooling experience of Black students. While some progress has been made for some, chronic underperformance has remained largely unchanged over the past two decades. What has become increasingly a part of the experiences of Black children and other students of color has been the increasing police presence in schools. In 2015 attention was brought to the presence of police in schools when a South Carolina officer violently removed and slammed a young girl from her desk for defiant behavior in a case that garnered national attention. In this work, the salience and purpose of school police is examined, and in response to the current state of affairs, Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools are offered and discussed as a way of reimagining schools for Black children free of police presence and as a way to re-center learning, literacy and culture.
Descriptors: Equal Education, African American Students, Police, Schools, Educational Experience, Underachievement, Minority Groups, Police School Relationship, Behavior Problems, Violence, Literacy Education, Educational Strategies, Activism, Web Sites, African Americans, School Safety, Punishment, Discipline, Correctional Institutions, Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement, Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, Social Action, Instructional Leadership, Summer Programs, Enrichment Activities, Program Descriptions, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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