Raul Fernandez
Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Boston University
Chapter Member: Boston SSN
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About Raul
Fernandez studies, writes, and teaches about inequities in education. As the Executive Director of Brookline for Racial Justice & Equity, Fernandez regularly consults with organizations on issues of equity and inclusion and leads workshops which challenge participants to examine their background, beliefs, and biases while moving urgently to address social justice issues by making changes to policy and practice.
Contributions
In the News
Quoted by Vivi Smilgius in "Inside Brookline’s School Police Debate: As BPD Allies Push for Officers to Return to Schools, Critics Raise Alarm Over Lack of Data," Brookline News , February 21, 2025.
Quoted by James Vaznis in "It’s Heartbreaking’: 225,000 Mass. Students attend Substandard Segregated Schools, New Report Finds," The Boston Globe , June 10, 2024.
Quoted by Andrea Shea in "Controversial Emancipation Statue Is Removed From Its Pedestal In Boston," WBUR-FM, December 29, 2020.
Guest on NBC10 Boston, Majority of Mass. Schools Remain Segregated, Report Finds, October 14, 2014.
Publications
"Racial Segregation in Massachusetts Schools" (with ), January 2024.
Demonstrates the substantial and pervasive disparities between segregated white and nonwhite schools in Massachusetts.