How are Black Students Pushed Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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Title:	How are Black Students Pushed Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Authors:	Tanase, Madalina¹, Kayaalp, Dilek¹
Source:	Critical Questions in Education. Winter2026, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p18-39. 22p.
Subject Terms:	School-to-prison pipeline, Black students, Educational equalization, Qualitative research, *Right to education, Institutional racism, Social justice
Geographic Terms:	Florida
Abstract:	This study aims to incorporate conceptual and empirical knowledge about the School-toPrison Pipeline and foster social change by implementing relevant and meaningful pathways to eliminate it in Florida. The research design provides two years of qualitative inquiry at a mid-sized university in Florida, involving the participation of 54 undergraduate students. Results indicate that our participants consider a series of factors responsible for funneling Black students into the prison pipeline, such as lack of educational opportunities in schools, a lack of educator preparation in understanding race and class, teacher and administrator biases, internalized racism, as well as structural racism. These findings suggest that it is imperative to help teacher candidates and school administrators develop a social justice mindset and educate them about the structural and historical inequalities and their effects on Black students’ educational participation, so they confront educational inequities, instead of perpetuating them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This study aims to incorporate conceptual and empirical knowledge about the School-toPrison Pipeline and foster social change by implementing relevant and meaningful pathways to eliminate it in Florida. The research design provides two years of qualitative inquiry at a mid-sized university in Florida, involving the participation of 54 undergraduate students. Results indicate that our participants consider a series of factors responsible for funneling Black students into the prison pipeline, such as lack of educational opportunities in schools, a lack of educator preparation in understanding race and class, teacher and administrator biases, internalized racism, as well as structural racism. These findings suggest that it is imperative to help teacher candidates and school administrators develop a social justice mindset and educate them about the structural and historical inequalities and their effects on Black students’ educational participation, so they confront educational inequities, instead of perpetuating them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	23273607