Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy: Addressing Racism in Public Education - Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy: Addressing Racism in Public Education -

Anti-Racism and Anti-Racist Leadership Whiteness and White Fragility Anti-Blackness Color-Evasiveness Challenging the Term Colorblindness Educational Policy and Politics The Racialization of Market-Driven Educational Policies Why This Book?Overview of the Book References How School Leaders Respond to Demographic Change Global and National Political Discourses around White Supremacy and Their Influence on How We View Racial Diversity How Educational Leaders Respond to Racial Diversity Based on the Policy Context Whiteness as Property and Resistance to Demographic Change Conclusion Discussion Questions Demographic Change Resources Recommended Readings References School Choice and Who Has a Right to Choose School Choice and Its Historically Racialized Market-Driven Agenda School Choice, Inequality, and Segregation General Discourse That Promotes School Choice School Choice and Educational Leadership School Choice Plans That Center Race and Racial Equity Controlled-Choice Student Assignment Diverse-by-Design Charter Schools Magnet Schools Regional Equity Plans Conclusion Discussion Questions School Choice Resources Note Recommended Readings References The Racial Politics of School Closure and Community Response The Color-Evasive, Market-Based Agenda Behind School Closures Racial repercussions: Who bears the burden of school closures?Politicians = Color-Evasive Educational Leadership Color-Evasive Research: Limited and Inconclusive Evidence on School Closures Recommendations for Anti-Racist Leadership and Policymaking: Taking the Lead from Community Organizers and Activists Discussion Questions School Closure Resources Recommended readings References Standardized Testing and the Racial Implications of Data Use NCLB and Color-Evasive Individualism A Call for More Flexibility from NCLB ESSA Aims to Promote Equity through Less Federal Oversight Does ESSA Follow Through on Its Claims for Equity?Recommendations: Anti-Racist Discussions about Assessments and Data Discussion Questions ESSA Resources Recommended Readings References School Funding and the Need for Resource Redistribution School Finance Litigation Serrano v. Priest San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby Abbott v. Burke Rose v. Council for Better Education Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York Yazzie/Martinez v. State of New Mexico Money Makes a Difference in Educational Opportunities School Leaders Role in School Funding Conclusion Discussion Questions School Funding Resources Recommended Readings References Racism and School Discipline: From Schools to Prison, or Schools As a Prison Zero Tolerance Policies Educators Don’t “Treat All Students the Same”: Race and the Severity of the Infraction Policing in Schools Policing as Racial Violence in Schools Interventions and Strategies That Maintain White Behavioral Norms in Schooling Anti-Racist Approaches and Recommendations for Educational Leaders Promote Youth Voice in Educational Policy and Practice Hire More Educators of Color Address Not Just Implicit Racial Bias But Also Anti-Blackness Discussion Questions School Discipline Resources Recommended Readings References A Protocol for Anti-Racist Policy Decision-Making in Educational Leadership Anti-Racist Policy Decision-Making Protocol for Educational Leaders Step 1 – Assemble the Appropriate Team Step 2 – Set Expectations for the Team Step 3 – Understand the Sociopolitical and Racial Context of the District and Community Step 4 – Conduct a Critical Policy Review Step 5 – Conduct a Critical Leadership Review Step 6 – Summarize, (Re)assess, and Take Action Concluding Thoughts References