Call for Papers on Disparities in School Discipline

I just received an email that the Center for Civil Rights Remedies (at the Civil Rights Project at UCLA), in collaboration with the Research-to-Practice Collaborative on Race and Gender Disparities in School Discipline, is seeking research papers that will inform school discipline policies at the district, state, and federal levels.

The Center for Civil Rights Remedies will accept approximately 15 research papers for presentation at a national conference on understanding and addressing race and gender disparities in school discipline, to be held in Washington D.C. in November or December of 2012.  The national conference will be followed by a federal briefing for members of Congress and the publication of papers in an edited volume.  Previous conference-related books include, “Racial Inequity in Special Education” and “Dropouts in America,” both Harvard Education Press publications.  The ultimate goal of the papers is to foster policies and practices that will reduce schools’ reliance on suspension and expulsion to manage student behavior, with special attention to reducing disparities.

You can find the complete description of the project and the detailed call for papers, including submission requirements and honoraria here.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to the Center for Civil Rights Remedies by February 28, 2012.  Submit your cover page, abstract and proposal to crp@ucla.edu, with a cc to losendan@gmail.com.