Eugene Eubanks
Educator and scholar Dr. Eugene E. Eubanks (1938-2011) was one of the nation's leading experts on urban education in the 1970s and 1980s. Eubanks was the editor of the Journal of the National Alliance of Black School Educators, president of the American Association of Colleges and Teachers in Education, and the dean of the School of Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.[1][2]
Eubanks also served as an expert witness in numerous cases involving equity and resource allocation, including a landmark 1984 case that ruled that the schools of Kansas City, Missouri were unlawfully segregated. Under Eubanks's lead, there were significant changes to the schools within Kansas City, Missouri as he chaired the court-appointed committee which monitored efforts to enforce desegregation and ensure greater equity in school resources.[3]
Early life and education
Eugene Eubanks was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on June 6th, 1938 to Nelson and Emily Jackson Eubanks.[4] He attended Meadville High School, where he played basketball.[4] After high school, he joined the US Air Force serving as a math teacher and Russian voice analyst.[4] Upon leaving the Air Force, Eubanks returned to formal education, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1963 from Edinboro State Teachers College.[3] He then taught mathematics and served as principal in Cleveland Public Schools while pursuing a master's degree in secondary school administration from John Carroll University.[3] Eubanks then went on to earn a second master's degree and a doctoral degree in education from Michigan State University.[3]
Academic career
Eubanks joined the faculty of the University of Delaware as an assistant professor. In 1974, he moved to the University of Missouri, Kansas City as assistant dean of the School of Education.[3] In 1980, he became dean of the School of Education, the first African American in the position.[3] In 1983, the Kansas City, Missouri, School District selected Eubanks to lead a review of its secondary schools. The review highlighted the school's poor performance, including low literacy and test scores, and high dropout rates.[3] In 1984, based in part on Eubanks' report, a US federal district court ruled the Kansas City, Missouri, School District to be unconstitutionally segregated; the court appointed a committee to monitor the district's desegregation, appointing Eubanks as chair.[3] In 1994, another court case People Who Care v. Rockford Board of Education, School District #205 ended with the court appointing Eubanks to oversee school desegregation efforts in Rockford, Illinois.[5]
Eubanks served as president of the American Association of Colleges and Teachers in Education and editor of the Journal of the National Alliance of Black School Educations.
Later life
Upon his retirement, Eubanks was granted the titles professor emeritus and dean emeritus from the University.[4] Despite his university retirement, he continued to teach high school math.[3] Eubanks died on November 20th, 2011, and is buried at Meadville's Greendale Cemetary.[4]
References
- ↑ "DR. EUGENE E. EUBANKS Obituary (2011) Kansas City Star". Legacy.com.
- ↑ D.P. Breckenridge (15 March 1985). "Eubanks considers offer for school post". The Kansas City Star. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Eugene E. Eubanks | Kansas City Black History". KC Black History.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Dr. Eugene E. Eubanks". The Meadville Tribune. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ↑ Julie Ingwersen (1 February 1996). "In February 1994, a federal judge settled nearly five..." United Press International. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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