Author

Andrene J. Castro

Andrene J. Castro

Andrene J. Castro, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and research faculty at the Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry, and Innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University. Castro’s research explores the cultural politics of race in education policy. Her current work focuses on two areas: 1) teacher recruitment and retention policy with a particular focus on teachers of color; and 2) the impact of educational policies on school-community dynamics.

Commentary

How Black teachers lost when civil rights won in Brown v.?Board
By: , , and - May 22, 2024

This commentary is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.? Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools, stands in the collective national memory as a turning point in America’s fight for racial justice. But as the U.S. observes its 70th anniversary, Brown also represents something more somber: […]