Special Issue Commentary: A Meditation on Abolitionist Democratic Education

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsDeMarcus A. JenkinsDeMarcus A. Jenkins is a former high school teacher, activist, and urban scholar whose work considers the intersections of race, space, and policy. Currently, he is an assistant professor in the School of Social Policy and Practice with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His program of research centers on important policy- and practice-relevant issues concerning Black people in relation to education, housing, and criminal justice. His interdisciplinary approach to tackling complex and challenging policy problems is informed by Black studies, Black geographies, and critical policy studies. His research has been published in Teachers College Record, Race Ethnicity and Education, Journal of School Leadership, and Equity and Excellence in Education and other scholarly journals. His current research is funded by the Spencer Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation.