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Title: At the Cost of $1.8 Billion: Reparative Models for Harm Caused by Racially Discriminatory Teacher Licensure Exams
Language: English
Authors: Emery Petchauer (ORCID 0009-0003-7398-6683), Megan Johnson
Source: Educational Researcher. 2026 55(4):273-280.
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Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
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Descriptors: Court Litigation, Racial Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Teacher Certification, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Latin Americans, African Americans, Racism, Educational Policy, Justice, Compensation (Remuneration)
Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X261427445
ISSN: 0013-189X
1935-102X
Abstract: "Gulino v. Board of Education" is a class action employment discrimination lawsuit awarding approximately $1.8 billion to over 5,200 Black and Latine teachers in New York City in response to a racially discriminatory teacher licensure exam. This essay explores "Gulino" as an attempt at assessment reparation. Using frameworks of harm and constructive-based repair, the essay examines the harm-based logic of the ruling that provides restitution for individual teachers but does not reduce the broader discriminatory pattern of licensure systems. We then explore how a constructive approach to repair might have worked, and might still work, through participatory policy analysis, community answerability, and antiracist assessment. We apply insights from "Gulino" to current policy shifts loosening teacher licensure requirements and potential lawsuits against edTPA.
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