"But for the most part, the lack of educational achievement of many Black children follows from the extraordinary rates at which their fathers are arrested and incarcerated, which means these men can contribute little or nothing to save their children from lives spent in poverty."
Sounds like a strange argument to make when the baby-daddies are not likely around much before they get incarcerated.
And besides, if Deshuvius be a criminal, removing his influence on little Deshawnte is probably a benefit rather than a drawback.