Disparate Impact

The Arrest of a Middle School Student for a Permanent Marker is a Symptom of Deeper Problems

John Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Discipline, Disparate Impact, US Department of Education, Education News
John Thompson

Few things in education are as difficult as discussing discipline in a constructive way. It forces us to discuss race, class, parenting, and other issues that aren't polite topics of conversation.

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After New Haven: Random Ruminations on Race

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Disparate Impact, Disparate Treatment, Title VII, Frank Ricci, Civil Rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ricci v. Destefano, New Haven Firefighters, Anthony Kennedy, Ricci, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

At some point, the surgeon has to pick up the knife; the fire captain has to send his people into the burning building. They need to know what they're doing.

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