Ivory A. Toldson, PhD, Author at https://empathyeducates.org

About Ivory A. Toldson, PhD

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University, senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and editor-in-chief of "The Journal of Negro Education." Dr. Toldson has more than 60 publications and research presentations in 32 US states, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Scotland, South Africa, Paris, and Barcelona. He has been featured on C-SPAN2 Books, NPR News, The Al Sharpton Show on XM Satellite Radio, and WKYS 93.9, and his research has been featured on The Root, Essence.com, BET.com, The Griot, and Ebony Magazine. He gave expert commentary in three documentaries on Black male achievement: Beyond the Bricks, Hoodwinked, and the Promise Tracker. Known as a "myth buster," Dr. Toldson has publish reports challenging the merits of popular research reports and news sources that present negative statistics about Black people, which have been widely discussed in academic and popular media. He is a contributing educational editor for The Root and Empower Magazine.

Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably Wrong
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Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably Wrong

Achievement, Editorial, Racial Socioeconomic Relations

Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably Wrong

The data to support a dropout crisis among black students are being misreported and used to support stigmatizing tactics. By Ivory Toldson, Ph.D. | Originally Published at TheRoot. June 4 2014 3:00 AM | Photograph; Billboard in Prince George’s County, Md. (Ivory Toldson) In Bladensburg Road along [...]

Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably WrongIvory A. Toldson, PhD2016-11-29T17:37:57-05:00

Colorblindness; The Un-Common Core
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Colorblindness; The Un-Common Core

Achievement, Civil and Human Rights, Curriculum [Creation and Use], Editorial, Education Policy, Equality/Equity, Racial Socioeconomic Relations

Colorblindness; The Un-Common Core

Getty Images/The Washington Post Colorblindness! This is the Common Core that we never address. We speak about testing, and touch on arresting. Intellectually, we understand that schools are now a "pipeline to prison." Still, we want discipline at least within the curriculum…or we once did. Now we [...]

Colorblindness; The Un-Common CoreIvory A. Toldson, PhD2016-11-29T17:38:58-05:00