Research Showcase
Dr. Kenneth Anderson authors Reading Achievement, Suspensions, and African American Males in Middle School
Dr. Kenneth Anderson is an assistant professor and coordinator of the Reading Education program in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Anderson’s article, entitled Reading Achievement, Suspensions, and African American Males in Middle School, discusses the relationship of reading achievement and other demographic factors to suspensions of African-American males in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. The impact of the Sustained Silent Reading Reflection Initiative (SSR2I) is introduced for its potential to remediate students who are referred for problem behaviors. Middle Grades Research Journal is a refereed journal published by Missouri State University's Institute for School Improvement. To view the article in PDF-format, click here Reading Achievement, Suspensions, and African American Males in Middle School.
Dr. Leslie Fenwick, Dean of the School of Education,
is Contributing Author to Recently Released Book,
The Last Word: The Best Commentary and Controversy
in American Education
Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick’s article, “Looking for Leaders in a Time of Change,” appears alongside articles by former President Bill Clinton; noted historian, John Hope Franklin; and prominent educators including Linda Darling-Hammond, and Howard Gardner in the book titled The Last Word: The Best Commentary and Controversy in American Education. The article addresses the changing nature of the principalship and was chosen as one of the best commentary essays in the 25-year history of Education Week. For more information about The Last Word: The Best Commentary and Controversy in American Education, visit
http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle/productCd-0787996068.html.
Dr. Ivory Toldson is Lead Editor of the Annie E. Casey Funded Policy Monograph Policy, Race, and the Proper Role of the State
Dr. Ivory Toldson, assistant professor in the Howard University School of Education Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, is lead editor for the policy monograph Policy, Race, and the Proper Role of the State, which was released last year on Capitol Hill. Funded by the Annie E. Casey Fund and prepared at the Center for Policy Analysis and Research at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, the report describes the scope and effects of poverty among African Americans in the United States, delineates the government’s role in reducing poverty, and suggests policy solutions for reducing the incidence, prevalence, and burden of poverty that exist among African Americans in the United States. For more information about Policy, Race, and the Proper Role of the State, visit www.cbcfinc.org/Newsroom/toldson_katrina.html.