Schools and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Brown World

Dr. Matt Kautz explores how evolving school disciplinary practices, changes in crime reporting, and political pressure in the decades following school desegregation led to the rise of student suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and the school-to-prison pipeline in Detroit and other cities. Kautz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan University. His article “Schools and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Brown World,” was published in the Summer 2024 issue of Harvard Educational Review. Related Resources: “Schools and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Brown World” Related Collections: (UR000267) Detroit Commission on Community Relations (DCCR) / Human Rights Department Records (WSR000681) Detroit Board of Education Detroit Public Schools Records Wayne State University College of Education, Dean’s Office: Detroit Public Schools Monitoring Commission on Desegregation Records Episode Credits Interviewee: Matt Kautz Producers: Dan Golodner and Troy Eller English Music: Bart Bealmear