Implicit bias may help explain high preschool expulsion rates for black children

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 04:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Preschool teachers and staff show signs of implicit bias in administering discipline, but the race of the teacher plays a big role in the outcome, according to new research. The results help explain why black students tend to be suspended at much higher rates than white students, the authors say.

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