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Practicing restorative justice : real solutions to address racism in our school communities using anti-racist strategies / edited by Erika Strauss Chavarria.

Summary:

"Traditionally, educator preparation programs only provide classes related to content, practical pedagogy, and classroom management. If we hope to see any level of justice in the education system, preparation programs must include courses that take an honest and deep dive into the ways in which racism shows up in schools and communities. The authors of this book will offer first-hand testimony of how deep racism permeated public education, an institution that was never meant for Black and brown students since its founding, as well as solutions to create truly just and equitable school communities. The ultimate mission of Practicing Restorative Justice is to show readers the effectiveness of restorative justice practices in addressing a number of issues that impact Black and brown students. The book provides classroom instructors, college of education faculty, and preservice teachers the concrete means to improve the learning experience of students of color in our public education system." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781975505721
Physical Description: xxxv, 274 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Gorham, ME : Myers Education Press, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Land Acknowledgment / Erika Strauss Chavarria -- Foreword / Yesenie Cano -- Two Words / Gabriel Tanglao -- If You Teach, Then Teach / Keandre Chappell -- Introduction / Erika Strauss Chavarria -- Part 1: Framing the Problem: 1. How Racism Manifests in Schools: From the Data & Beyond / Erika Strauss Chavarria -- 2. Framing the History of Police in Schools / Maria Fernandez -- 3. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: A Parent's Perspective / Zakiya Sankara-Jabar (An Interview with Erika Strauss Chavarria) -- Part 2: Addressing the Problem, Offering Solutions ; Part 2A: Restorative Justice in Action in Schools and Communities: -- 4. Ho'ina ka Pono: Restoring Relationships to a valuable Balance / A. Ka'ehukai Burley -- 5. Restorative Justice Overview and Implementation in School Communities / Dwanna Nicole and Dr. Kevin Gilbert -- Restorative Justice Through Empathy and Respect / Dr. Wesley Montoya, PhD -- 7. Restorative Justice: One Teacher's Perspective / Erika Strauss Chavarria -- 8. Administrators as Leaders in Restorative Justice / Matthew Vaughen-Smith -- 9. Black Lives Matter Paterson and Restorative Justice in action: #communityisaverb / Zellie Imani -- 10. Columbia Community Care: The Power of Mutual Aid, Restorative Justice, and Partnerships / Erika Strauss Chavarria -- Part 2B: Decolonizing Education: Justice-Driven Pedagogy, Practice, and Professional Learning: 11. You Can't Bake a Cake in a Hurricane: Building Expertise in a High-Pressure Environment / Christina Duncan Evans -- 12. A Framework for True Equity in Schools: The Awakening of Critical Consciousness and the Pursuit of Liberation / Charlotte Lartey -- 13. Decolonizing and Providing a Just Education to Indigenous Students and Those with Disabilities / Winter Marchall-Allen -- 14. Making Black Lives Matter in the Early Years: Centering Anti-Racist Approaches in Early Childhood Education and Care / Dr. Denisha Jones -- 15. The NEA, Safe, Just, and Equitable Schools, and What We Need to Know to Build a Vision / Sobia Sheikh -- 16. Anti-Racism for White Educators / Terry Jess and Lucas Michener -- Part 2C: Organizing for Racial Justice, Police-Free Schools, and Restorative Justice -- 17. Community-Led Grassroots Organizing and Youth-Centred Advocacy: An interview with Erika Strauss Chavarria / Zakiya Sankara-Jabar -- 18. Organizing for Police-Free Schools: A Maryland Story / Jessica I. Nichols and Matthew Vaughn-Smith -- Part 2D: Healing-Centered Practices: 19. The Peace Room / Anjole Wright -- 20. When They Come for You: Leaning into Community Care in the Face of Backlase / Jessyca Mathews, Lucas Michener, Chelsie Acosta, Charlotte Lartey, and Terry Jess (An Interview with Erika Strauss Chavarria; Based on a Presentation at the 2021 NEA Conference on Racial and Social Justice) -- Biographies -- Index.