Schoolhouse Burning
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
A stirring and passionate defense of the central importance of public education to American democracy, vividly illustrating how the forces of reaction are chipping away at a constitutional right.
Derek W. Black Libri
Derek W. Black è un professore di legge ed un eminente esperto nazionale in materia di diritto e politiche dell'istruzione, con un focus sull'uguaglianza educativa per gli studenti svantaggiati e sulla privatizzazione dell'istruzione pubblica. I suoi commenti e saggi appaiono regolarmente sui principali media americani, affrontando i problemi della diminuzione delle risorse delle scuole pubbliche e della crescente disuguaglianza. La sua ricerca accademica, pubblicata nelle migliori riviste giuridiche, è stata citata più volte dai tribunali federali, inclusa la Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti.
Ending Zero Tolerance
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
Suspension and expulsion rates have doubled over the past three decades as zero tolerance policies have become the normal response to a host of minor infractions that extend well beyond just drugs and weapons. Students from all demographic groups have suffered, but minority and special needs students have suffered the most. Derek Black weaves stories about individual students, lessons from social science, and the outcomes of courts cases to unearth an irrational system of punishment. While schools and legislatures have proven unable and unwilling to amend their failing policies, Ending Zero Tolerance argues for constitutional protections to check abuses in school discipline and lays out theories by which courts should re-engage to enforce students' rights and support broader reforms.
From the former heir-apparent to white nationalism, an astonishing account of a childhood built on fear, of breaking from his community, and of speaking out in the face of hate