New Report: Policing Chicago Public Schools
“Our schools have become almost like satellite police stations.” – Steve Drizin[1] Project NIA (www.project-nia.org) has released a new report titled “Policing Chicago Public Schools: A Gateway to the...
View ArticleNew Fact Sheet: Chicago’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
We receive regular requests from people who are interested in local Chicago information that might describe the school-to-prison pipeline. In response to these requests, we have created a new FACT...
View ArticleCPS Students Report on School Suspensions…
Young people from the West Side Writing Project address harsh school disciplinary policies in the Chicago Public Schools. It even looks like they relied on some of the numbers that we reported based on...
View ArticleEditorial: Changing the Code of Discipline
The following is an Op-Ed by By Jasmine Sarmiento and Julie Woestehoff published in today’s Chicago Tribune about how some schools are pushing students out: If you don’t like it, you can leave. That’s...
View ArticleChicago Students Take A Stand Against Zero Tolerance…
CHICAGO (CBS) – A busload of Chicago Public Schools students set up shop outside the Cook County Juvenile Center on Monday, to suggest that’s where they’ll end up, unless CPS eases its disciplinary...
View ArticleHigh Hopes Campaign Releases A New Report about Restorative Justice
The High HOPES Campaign is a coalition of Chicago-based community organizations including Access Living, Community Renewal Society, Enlace Chicago, ONE (Organization of the NorthEast), Blocks Together,...
View ArticleFlorida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline Video
The following video was created by the Advancement Project about the school-to-prison pipeline in Florida.
View Article25 students arrested a day on CPS properties…
According to Catalyst Chicago: The student group Voices of Youth in Chicago Education held a City Hall press conference Tuesday to urge CPS to stop having students arrested for misdemeanor offenses,...
View ArticleAfrican American Students in Illinois Disproportionately Face Suspensions
The Tribune reports on a new just released about suspensions and expulsions in public schools. From the article: One of every 4 African-American public school students in Illinois was suspended at...
View ArticleNational Week of Action Against School Pushout 2012
The Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC) is sponsoring the annual National Week of Action Against School Pushout starting on September 29th.
View ArticleMinority Students in Illinois Get More Police Referrals
The following is a good graphic from the Chicago Tribune illustrating police referrals in Illinois for minority students.
View Article20/20 School-to-Prison Pipeline Report
The following is a report on 20/20 about the school-to-prison pipeline and zero tolerance that aired in October.
View ArticleTeaching Peacemaking Circles to Elementary School Students….
When we launched this site three years ago, we didn’t expect that so many people would use it to learn more about harsh school disciplinary policies, zero tolerance, and the school-to-prison pipeline....
View ArticleHarsh Disciplinary Policies in Action: This Week’s Edition
We’ve seen a number of terrible examples of harsh school disciplinary policies and practices in action this week. The following are just a few examples. 2 Va. Boys Suspended For Using Pencils As Guns...
View ArticleSeptember 28-October 5: National Week of Action Against School Pushout
The 4th Annual National Week of Action on School Pushout will take place during the week of September 28 – October 5, 2013. Youth, parents and educators will hold rallies, marches, forums and teach-ins...
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