Perspectives 2023

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Intended Consequences and Explicit Bias: The Roots of Racialized Disproportionality in NYC Discipline Policy

The history of the "principal's suspension" in New York City highlights the ways in which disproportionality was neither unforeseeable nor solely the result of educators' beliefs or practices. In this blog post Dr. Rachel Lissy explores how systemic neglect in the City's publicly funded social services made disproportionality predictable and inevitable.

Politics not Pedagogy: The Origin Story of the “Principal’s Suspension” in NYC Schools

What if the expansion of punitive and exclusionary discipline policies was driven by white backlash, not school crime or disorder? In this second in a series of posts exploring historical perspectives on discipline policy in New York City, Dr. Rachel Lissy explores how concerns about school crime and disorder were used to justify and amplify resistance to school integration efforts in New York City.

“Zero Consequences” vs. “Zero Tolerance”: The Function of False Binaries in School Discipline Policy Debates

What are the best responses to poor student behavior to maintain order in schools? In this blog post, Dr. Rachel Lissy examines the history of discipline policy in New York City Schools, and demonstrates how discipline reforms are often driven by politics, not pedagogy, and too often are designed with highly racialized impacts and intentions.

“Disruptive Pupils” and “Forlorn Teachers”: How Educators Participated in the Expansion of Suspensions In NYC Schools

Teachers do not enter the profession to punish or exclude students. And yet numerous educators come to participate in racist and ineffective disciplinary practices. In the final blog post of this multi-part series, Dr. Rachel Lissy explores an often unspoken truth about school discipline policies.

The Power of Restorative Justice In Our Schools: Testimony in Support of New York State’s Solutions Not Suspensions Act

How does restorative justice allow us to reimagine community, and create critical pathways to sustainable school improvement? In this blog post NYU Metro Center’s Reed Swier shares his professional insights as both school administrators and equity trainer to underscore the implicit value of restorative practices, and his public testimony in support of NYS’s Solutions Not Suspension Act currently before the State Senate.

The Insidious Grip of Parents’ Rights Advocates in Our Local School Boards

Blog post author and Learning Scientist Jasmine Ma cautions that "Parents Rights Advocates'" educational solutions reproduce inequity, and encourages Community Education Councils, families, and other education stakeholders to invest in school solutions for all our children, including those most vulnerable.

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Perspectives 2023

Blogs from 2023

Blogs from 2023

Intended Consequences and Explicit Bias: The Roots of Racialized Disproportionality in NYC Discipline Policy

Politics not Pedagogy: The Origin Story of the “Principal’s Suspension” in NYC Schools

“Zero Consequences” vs. “Zero Tolerance”: The Function of False Binaries in School Discipline Policy Debates

“Disruptive Pupils” and “Forlorn Teachers”: How Educators Participated in the Expansion of Suspensions In NYC Schools

The Power of Restorative Justice In Our Schools: Testimony in Support of New York State’s Solutions Not Suspensions Act

The Insidious Grip of Parents’ Rights Advocates in Our Local School Boards

Contextualizing the Movement for Integrated Schools in New York City

Serving the Public Will: Recounting the Memory and Legacy of the late Public School Advocate, Norm Fruchter

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