Schoolhouse Burning
- 320 stránok
- 12 hodin čítania
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 Knihy
Derek W. Black je profesorom práva a jedným z popredných národných expertov na vzdelávacie právo a politiku, ktorý sa zameriava na rovnosť vo vzdelávaní pre znevýhodnených študentov a na privatizáciu verejného školstva. Jeho komentáre a eseje sa pravidelne objavujú v popredných amerických médiách, kde sa zaoberá problematikou znižujúcich sa zdrojov verejných škôl a rastúcou nerovnosťou. Jeho akademický výskum, publikovaný v popredných právnych časopisoch, bol niekoľkokrát citovaný federálnymi súdmi, vrátane Najvyššieho súdu USA.
Ending Zero Tolerance
- 256 stránok
- 9 hodin čítania
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