The Center for Race and Public Education in the South
The Center for Race and Public Education in the South (CRPES) conducts and supports research and scholarship on a variety of issues that lie at the intersection of race, education, and schooling in the southern United States. CRPES advances research that illuminates the causes, consequences, and potential means of ameliorating disparities in African American youth's educational experiences and achievement. This interdisciplinary center brings together education scholars from history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology to investigate the many facets of these disparities. Learn more about our work.
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The Latest from CRPES
Engagement Project Brings Police and Students Together to Better Understand Each Other
The Youth, Blue & U Project created by Dr. Brian Williams brings police & students together to better understand each other.
Read MoreResearch on Students with Interrupted Formal Education Offers Insight into Student Needs Post-COVID
Dr. Chris Chang-Bacon discusses what immigrant youth can teach us about school, post-COVID.
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Dr. Johari Harris and Dr. Derrick Alridge join UVA's Lifetime Learning podcast to discuss Educating for Democracy curriculum.
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