Schoolhouse Burning
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
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 Libros
Derek W. Black es profesor de derecho y un destacado experto nacional en derecho y política educativa, centrado en la igualdad educativa para estudiantes desfavorecidos y la privatización de la educación pública. Sus comentarios y ensayos aparecen regularmente en importantes medios de comunicación estadounidenses, abordando los problemas de la disminución de los recursos de las escuelas públicas y la creciente desigualdad. Su investigación académica, publicada en las principales revistas de derecho, ha sido citada en múltiples ocasiones por tribunales federales, incluido el Tribunal Supremo de EE. UU.
Ending Zero Tolerance
- 256 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
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