Solving Disproportionality and Achieving Equity: A Leader's Guide To Using Data To Change Hearts And Minds - Couverture souple

Fergus, Edward A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1506311253 ISBN 13 : 9781506311258

Editeur : Corwin, 2016

Synopsis

When the numbers don't lie, this is your guide to doing what's right

According to federal data, African American students are more than three times as likely as their white peers to

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Edward (Eddie) Fergus is Professor of Urban Education in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University - Newark. Prior to joining Rutgers University - Newark, Dr. Fergus was Associate Professor of Urban Education and Policy at Temple University (2017-2022) and Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at New York University (2013-2017), and Deputy Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education at New York University (2004-2013). As a former high school social studies teacher, program evaluator, and community school program director, Dr. Fergus is continuously approaching research with an attention to its application within educational settings. Dr. Fergus' work is on the intersection of educational policy and outcomes with a specific focus on Black and Latino boys' academic and social engagement outcomes, disproportionality in special education and suspensions, and school climate conditions. He has published more than four dozen articles, book chapters, evaluation reports, and five books including Skin Color and Identity Formation: Perceptions of Opportunity and Academic Orientation among Mexican and Puerto Rican Youth (Routledge Press, 2004), co-editor of Invisible No More: Disenfranchisement of Latino Men and Boys (Routledge Press, 2011), co-author of Schooling For Resilience: Improving Trajectory of Black and Latino Boys (Harvard Education Press, 2014), author of Solving Disproportionality and Achieving Equity (Corwin Press, 2016), co-editor of forthcoming book Boyhood and Masculinity Construction in the US (Routledge Press, forthcoming). Fergus has worked with over 120 school districts since 2004 on educational equity and school reform, specifically addressing disproportionality in special education and suspension. Fergus partners with state education departments and serves on various boards such as NY State Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (2010-present), appointed in 2011 to the Yonkers Public Schools Board of Education (2011-2013 and 2019-2021), National Center on Learning Disabilities (2020-present), and is an expert consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division on Educational Opportunities (2014-2016), New York State Attorney General's Office (2022), and NAACP Legal Defense Fund (2018).

Dr. Fergus received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Secondary Education - Broad Field Social Studies from Beloit College and a doctorate in Educational Policy and Social Foundations from the University of Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1506311253
• ISBN 13: 9781506311258
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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