Successful School Practices

By Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
I’ve just finished three different pieces that include lists of successful practices of inner city schools. The first is a book, Sweating the Small Stuff by David  Whitman in which Whitman describes 6 schools ( 4 charters; a parochial high school; and a neighborhood public high school) that have narrowed the achievement…
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From Alfred Tatum on Literacy

By Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
(Re) Authorizing Literacy Practices for African American Boys by Alfred W. Tatum, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago The education of young children has been discussed for more than two centuries in the United States. However, we are in our infancy discussing instructional practices and methods that advance the reading…
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Rethinking School Discipline

By Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
On November 6, 2012, Education Week featured an article entitled, "Suspended in School: Punished But Still Learning" to highlight schools in Baltimore, Los Angeles, and the state of Minnesota that have taken a different approach to school discipline. This issue of harsh school discipline disproportionately affects students of color, with African-American…
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How Black Boys with Disabilities End Up in Honors Classes – While Others without Disabilities End Up in Special Education

By Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color
Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D. “Among the nearly 40,000 black male 9th graders currently in honors classes, 2.5% have been told they have a Learning Disability, 3.3% Autism, and 6% ADHD... Black males with and without disabilities can excel in schools that have adequate opportunities for diverse learners and a structure…
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