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Exclusionary Discipline and Restorative Justice
The state of California has taken steps to limit the use of exclusionary discipline practices over the last several years. One popular alternative is the use of restorative justice or restorative
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Bias in the Air: A Nationwide Exploration of Teachers’ Implicit Racial Attitudes, Aggregate Bias, and Student Outcomes
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COVID-19 related school closures have led to students, teachers and parents experiencing the largest disruption to education in generations.
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To conduct rigorous, practice-relevant research that advances educational equity for California K-12 students–with an emphasis on greater Los Angelesand to create partnerships that ensure education policies, practices, and governance structures are guided by evidence and careful analysis.
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Bias in the Air: A Nationwide Exploration of Teachers’ Implicit Racial Attitudes, Aggregate Bias, and Student Outcomes
Chin, Quinn, Dhaliwal, & Lovison
"Achievement Gap" Language Affects Teachers' Issue Prioritization
Quinn, Desruisseaux, & Nkansah-Amankra
Bias in the Air: A Nationwide Exploration of Teachers’ Implicit Racial Attitudes, Aggregate Bias, and Student Outcomes
Chin, Quinn, Dhaliwal, & Lovison
“Theory suggests that teachers’ implicit racial attitudes affect their students, but large-scale evidence on U.S. teachers’ implicit biases and their correlates is lacking.”
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WINTER 2021
Doing Ethnography on a Taboo Topic
Monday, February 8 | 12pm - 1pm PST
Dr. Jean Beaman | University of California at Santa Barbara
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SPRING 2021
Social Construction Is Racial Construction: Examining the Target Populations in School-Choice Policies
Monday, March 8 | 12pm - 1pm PST
Dr. Huriya Jabbar | UT Austin
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FALL 2021
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"Achievement Gap" Language Affects Teachers' Issue Prioritization
Quinn, Desruisseaux, & Nkansah-Amankra
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