Matt Kautz

Historian of education, lover of dogs, and novice of Twitter.

[Matt Kautz @MatKautz]

So many great articles here from so many people I admire. Please read and share widely!

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We collaborated w/@PRRAC_DC on a special #edequity issue of #PovertyandRace. Guest edited by @DerekWBlack, it features research, policy & legal experts working at the intersection of school funding & #segregation. @BrownsPromise @EdLawCenter @shankerinst
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Why do we use suspensions? What would we do without them? What do students believe will make them safe and help them learn? What resources do we need to support students?

[Matt Kautz @MatKautz]

This study powerfully captures how educator discretion produces inequality through discipline. It's excellent work!

I want to add to it by offering some historical context about why and how educator discretion became entrenched in the issuing of suspensions.

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The top 5 percent of teachers most likely to refer students to the principal’s office for disciplinary action do so at such an outsized rate that they effectively double the racial gaps in such referrals, according to new research in @Erjournal_AERA by @DrJingLiu, @EmilyKPenner, and @Wenjingtweet. https://t.co/l94tYj5Fku

[Matt Kautz @MatKautz]

Yet, we can also learn new ideas from this past. Activists during this time sought to abolish suspension and instead build different forms of accountability and cooperation. We might use their ideas to ask new questions and form new policies: