Teachers view student behavior differently based on race, NC State research suggests
Is that child in class trying to hurt others or obliviously running around? Their teacher’s judgment might be based on their race.In a study published last week, N.C. State University researchers showed that prospective teachers were worse at recognizing emotions on black faces than on white faces. The undergraduates also mislabeled more black faces as ‘angry’ and thought misbehaving black boys showed more hostility than misbehaving white boys.”Black-white inequality in school […]
