African American Disproportionality in School Discipline: The Divide Between Best Evidence and Legal Remedy

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Russell J. Skiba, Professor, Indiana University School of Education; Director, Equity Project at Indiana University; B.A., Catholic University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1987. Suzanne E. Eckes, Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Education; B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990; Ed.M., Harvard University, 1998; J.D. and Ph.D. University of WisconsinMadison, 2003. Kevin Brown, Professor, Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington & Emeritus Director of the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program-Indiana University-Bloomington; B.S., Indiana University, 1978; J.D., Yale University, 1982. The authors would like to thank Timberly Baker, Emily Richardson, and Maggie Paino for their assistance with this article.

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