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About Laura Vernikoff, Ed.D.
Laura Vernikoff is an assistant professor of special education at Touro University Graduate School of Education. She previously taught middle and high school special education in New York City. Her current research interests include teacher preparation, intersectionality, assets-based pedagogies and pursuing social justice through education. Her new book, Disabling the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Relationship Between Special Education and Arrest, is available through Rowman & Littlefield.
Show Highlights
- The lack of antisemitism education in teacher preparation programs
- What the research says
- What is missing from teacher prep programs
- Christian norms in school
Connect with Laura
The Anti-Defamation League's Antisemitism Resources
Southern Poverty Law Center's Antisemitism Resources
Blumenfeld, W.J. (2006) Christian privilege and the promotion of “secular” and not-so “secular” mainline Christianity in public schooling and in the larger society. Equity & Excellence in Education, 39(3), 195-210, DOI: 10.1080/10665680600788024
White Christian Privilege (book) by Khyati Y. Joshi
My Jewish Learning site with information about Jewish culture, history, and religion
Disabling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
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LE 90: But Seriously, How Do I Address Racial Slurs in School Books?
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