July 19, 2016 | Posted At: 10:16 AM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: (Who Cares What) Research Says , Teachers, Teaching, Unions , Urban Ed
Morning Listen: Unacknowledged Racism In The Leafy Suburbs
Check out this fascinating American RadioWorks interview titled Race in Suburban Schools, featuring L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy talking about his look at one Midwestern suburban school district that illustrates the increasing diversity and nagging achievement gaps in the leafy burbs. One striking example Lewis-McCoy describes is how he observes white teachers hold back from correcting the grammar and speech of black and brown students to avoid stigmatizing them.