Nakia M Gray-Nicolas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6556273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nakia M Gray-Nicolas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nakia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Gray-Nicolas |
| SIGNATURE | GRAY-NICOLAS N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Educational and Community Programs, Queens College, CUNY, Queens, NY, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8548-6502 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Problematizing the Black-White racial dichotomy inherent to high school graduation rate accountability
The U.S. Department of Education introduced the four-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate formula in 2008 to usher high school graduation in as a high-stakes accountability metric. This policy sought to address disparate graduation rates by student race but did not attend to systemic reasons why minoritized students had lower graduation rates. Using a critical structural capital theoretical framework, this mixed methods critical polic…
College readiness and critical structural capital
When schools and community-based organizations partner in an effort to better meet the needs of traditionally marginalized students, conflicts can arise when building leaders and educators in these settings define college readiness differently. This case study explores this occurrence at Townsend Transfer High School. This duality has led to a dual approach to college readiness that is sometimes in opposition to one another and leaves students un…
Education faculty as knowledge brokers
In an environment in which new policy entrepreneurs and networks are influencing policy and public opinion, many university faculty are increasingly seeking ways to mobilize knowledge beyond academic conferences and journals. Using New York state as a case, we searched Access World News to compare the level of media access of academics with other knowledge brokering organizations (KBOs; e.g. think tanks, teachers’ unions, advocacy organizations, …
First things first
The first year in the education professoriate is an ineluctably critical time to establish a pathway for long-term professional success mirroring a scholar’s commitment to positively influencing students, schools, and communities. For Black women, the distinguished dual marginalization that they endure based on race and gender creates challenges and opportunities during that important start to their career. Through Black feminist thought and port…
First things first
The first year in the education professoriate is an ineluctably critical time to establish a pathway for long-term professional success mirroring a scholar’s commitment to positively influencing students, schools, and communities. For Black women, the distinguished dual marginalization that they endure based on race and gender creates challenges and opportunities during that important start to their career. Through Black feminist thought and port…
Education faculty as knowledge brokers
In an environment in which new policy entrepreneurs and networks are influencing policy and public opinion, many university faculty are increasingly seeking ways to mobilize knowledge beyond academic conferences and journals. Using New York state as a case, we searched Access World News to compare the level of media access of academics with other knowledge brokering organizations (KBOs; e.g. think tanks, teachers’ unions, advocacy organizations, …
First things first
The first year in the education professoriate is an ineluctably critical time to establish a pathway for long-term professional success mirroring a scholar’s commitment to positively influencing students, schools, and communities. For Black women, the distinguished dual marginalization that they endure based on race and gender creates challenges and opportunities during that important start to their career. Through Black feminist thought and port…
College readiness and critical structural capital
When schools and community-based organizations partner in an effort to better meet the needs of traditionally marginalized students, conflicts can arise when building leaders and educators in these settings define college readiness differently. This case study explores this occurrence at Townsend Transfer High School. This duality has led to a dual approach to college readiness that is sometimes in opposition to one another and leaves students un…
Problematizing the Black-White racial dichotomy inherent to high school graduation rate accountability
The U.S. Department of Education introduced the four-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate formula in 2008 to usher high school graduation in as a high-stakes accountability metric. This policy sought to address disparate graduation rates by student race but did not attend to systemic reasons why minoritized students had lower graduation rates. Using a critical structural capital theoretical framework, this mixed methods critical polic…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Accountability (2 works) · Critical race theory (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works)