Review of Pushout: The criminalization of Black girls in schools

Authors

  • Natasha Saunders The George Washington University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v26.2428

Author Biography

Natasha Saunders, The George Washington University

Natasha Saunders is a doctoral candidate at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she is studying Education Administration and Policy Studies. In addition to her doctoral work, Natasha serves as an Educational Specialist in Fairfax County Public Schools and works with middle and high school teachers and school leaders to scale disciplinary literacy. 

References

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Dinkes, R., Cataldi, E. F., & Lin-Kelly, W. (2007). Indicators of school crime and safety: 2007 (NCES 2008–021/NCJ 219553). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice.

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Losen, D. J., & Skiba, R. J. (2010). Suspended education: Urban middle schools in crisis. Los Angeles, CA: The Civil Rights Project.

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Townsend, B. L. (2000). The disproportionate discipline of African American learners: Reducing school suspensions and expulsions. Exceptional Children, 66, 381–391.

Wallace, C. M., Wallace, J. M. J., Goodkind, S., & Bachman, J. G. (2008). Racial, ethnic, and gender differences in school discipline among U.S. high school students: 1991-2005. Negro Educational Review, 59(1-2), 47-62.

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Published

2019-04-10

How to Cite

Saunders, N. (2019). Review of Pushout: The criminalization of Black girls in schools. Education Review, 26. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v26.2428

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Book reviews