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| In schools where there are large numbers of African American teachers, African American students are less likely to be placed in special education classes; less likely to receive corporal punishment; less likely to be suspended or expelled; more likely to be placed in gifted and talented programs; and more likely to graduate from high school. Patterns of Excellence: Policy Perspectives on Diversity in Teaching and School Leadership (2001) |
| On the Right Side of History: Ira Glasser
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Reflections on Brown: Growing Up Liberal and Segregated
Ira Glasser, who served until recently as the director of the American Civil Liberties Union, reflects on how baseball became a liberating metaphor for him and for America, as he came of age before and after Brown. “It was also a unique experience at that time to see, in such a visible and public arena, Black and White teammates, working together, partners in a joint venture, and doing so successfully,” Glasser remembers. A New Yorker, Glasser worked for 34 years with the ACLU, 23 of them as its chief. In honor of his long service and large contributions to American life, the ACLU created the Ira Glasser Racial Justice Fellows Program. | |
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