New Study: Making Black Girls "Ladylike" Discourages Achievement?

(Big ups to my girl at brown girl chronicles for bringing this to my attention.)

WASHINGTON – A new study shows that teachers tend to view the behavior of black girls as not "ladylike" and therefore focus disciplinary action on encouraging behaviors like passivity, deference, and bodily control at the expense of curiosity, outspokenness, and assertiveness.

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