Inequalities in Early Childhood Education – A Lesson in An Early Childhood Education Class (2024)

Here are some of the PPT slides that I use when discussing behaviors and social skill development in my ECED 360 class. The class has small group time in which they discuss their thoughts about the statistics, reasons why these issues are occurring, and what they can do to make changes.

Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/half-of-the-250-kids-expelled-from-preschool-each-day-are-black-boysLinks to an external site.

Source: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/disparities-bullying-and-corporal-punishment-the-latest-federal-discipline-data/2023/11#:~:text=Preschool%20discipline&text=Black%20boys%20accounted%20for%20just,47%20percent%20of%20those%20expelledLinks to an external site.

Source: https://sites.ed.gov/osers/2023/05/suspension-expulsion-informal-removals-unexpected-realities-in-preschool/Links to an external site.

We also discuss factors that can lead to the inequities:

Source: https://qualitystartla.org/anti-racist-strategies-to-prevent-suspensions-and-expulsions-in-ece/Links to an external site.