Schoolhouse Burning
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
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 Livres
Derek W. Black est professeur de droit et un expert national de premier plan en droit et politique de l'éducation, axé sur l'égalité éducative pour les étudiants défavorisés et la privatisation de l'éducation publique. Ses commentaires et essais paraissent régulièrement dans les grands médias américains, abordant les problèmes de la diminution des ressources des écoles publiques et de l'inégalité croissante. Sa recherche universitaire, publiée dans des revues juridiques de premier plan, a été citée à plusieurs reprises par des tribunaux fédéraux, y compris la Cour suprême des États-Unis.
Ending Zero Tolerance
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
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