Teachers of all races are more likely to punish Black students Two students. One is Black and the other is white. On Tuesday, they both refuse to complete the math worksheet. On Wednesday, neither will stop talking during lessons. A new Stanford University study predicts the Black student will be punished more harshly. Why? Not because of overt racism. Rather, harsher discipline might be the result of unconscious partiality to the white student, a phenomenon called "implicit bias" by psychologists. The study also finds the bias might be just as likely to come from a Black teacher as a white one. The significance of the finding isn't confined to classroom walls. ... Continue reading... http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/article_89084406-7f5a-527f-8211-e692980668d9.html
