Disciplines
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Educational Leadership | Educational Methods | Other Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development
Abstract
This report presents findings from a research study the Black Education Research Collective (BERC) conducted to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism have impacted Black education from the perspectives of Black parents, teachers, students, education and community leaders. Two questions guided the study: (1) What is the impact of COVID-19 on the education of Black children and youth in the United States? (2) How should educators and community leaders respond to calls for change and action? Data was collected between January-May 2021 using a national online survey and virtual focus group interviews with Black high school students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and community leaders in Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, Boston, MA, Detroit, MI, Las Vegas, NV, and New York, NY. Participants ranged from 14 to more than 70 years of age. The majority of survey and focus group respondents were college-educated women who identified as parents, educators, or both.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Phillip; Horsford, Sonya Douglass; Cabral, Leana; Touloukian, Cami; Parks, Siettah; McGhee, Chy; Qadir, Fawziah; Lester, Dominique; and Jacobs, Jade, "Black education in the wake of COVID-19 and systemic racism: Toward a theory of change and action" (2021). GSE Faculty Publications. 18.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/gse_facultypubs/18
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