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IDRA Newsletter. Volume 51, No. 5
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Christie L. Goodman Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2024
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Welcoming School Climates." Contents include: (1) Welcoming and Safe Schools…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Educational Environment, Safety
Opportunities for Teacher Learning in Teaching Difficult Histories: A Social Theory of Learning Perspective
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Yonghee Suh – Teacher Development, 2025
This study examined the learning trajectory of five US humanities teachers when navigating learning to teach the difficult history of school desegregation within a context of a six-month inquiry-based professional development. The research questions were: What do teachers frame as problems when teaching difficult histories? How do they…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Humanities
Modes of Belonging: Debating School Demographics in Gentrifying New York
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Freidus, Alexandra – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
This article examines the frameworks that stakeholders bring to debates about diversifying schools in gentrifying areas of New York City. Using critical ethnographic methods, I explore stakeholders' hopes and fears about the effects of shifting school demographics and the relationships between student demographics and school quality. I find that…
Descriptors: School Demography, Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Community Change
A Quantitative Study of the Relationship between Algebra I Performance and Sat Scores for Black Male Students in an Urban School District
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Aaliyah K. McClinton – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Decades after the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" unanimous decision to desegregate schools, the ideology of Black people having equal educational opportunities has not been realized; Black people continue to lag in educational attainment. However, the inequalities in life experiences between Black and White people limit the…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scores, Algebra, College Entrance Examinations
For Some and for All: Subgroup Entitlement Policies and Daily Opportunity Provision in Segregated Schools
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Garver, Rachel – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
Educators in economically and racially segregated schools enact subgroup entitlement policies, such as Title III and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), as they negotiate the diverse and underserved needs throughout the student body. How do subgroup entitlement policies for English learners and students with disabilities shape…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Educational Legislation
Systemic Bias in Public Education: The Exception of African American Males Enrolled in Gifted and Advanced Placement Courses
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Johnson, Luther; Larwin, Karen H. – Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership, 2020
This study aims to examine the representation of African American males in AP, honors, and gifted courses in secondary education. The current investigation represents a causal-comparative investigation of 2017-2020 school district data from a large metropolitan school district regarding the number of African American males selected for inclusion…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Advanced Placement Programs, African American Students