Sentences with phrase «prison pipeline issues»

The Advancement Project and Dignity in Schools Campaign have developed a tool - kit for groups working on school - to - prison pipeline issues, and in particular, working to retain the Obama package of guidances on school discipline, which Betsy DeVos is proposing to rescind.

Darryl, in what ways do discriminatory discipline practices perpetuate school to prison pipeline issues, and what are the consequences for today's youth?

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The six - point plan, which also called for reducing incarceration rates and investing in schools to close what King termed the «school to prison pipeline,» is the broadest package yet proposed by Democratic gubernatorial candidates, though they all have pushed various justice reform issues, particularly Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.

This time, he will go to work on Capitol Hill as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellowship, which provides an opportunity to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the issues that engender a «school - to - prison pipeline,» and the policy mechanism necessary to address the inequalities that deny some students access to a complete and competitive education, from cradle through career.

15, was tired of witnessing the challenges of education — from bullying to the cradle - to - prison pipeline — yet rarely hearing anyone talking about those issues in the public arena.

Provided through the Now Is The Time initiative (PDF), the bulk of the funding is going to districts for school climate transformation, which includes connecting students and families to the appropriate services, improving behavioral outcomes and conditions for learning, increasing the awareness of and the ability to respond to mental health issues in students, and addressing the school - to - prison pipeline.

They are also using student courts to teach students about justice and court issues, and to provide an alternative to other forms of punishment for students who disobey rules in order to defeat the school - to - prison pipeline and engage disengaged students.

The school - to - prison pipeline is a very real issue in many communities.

Meanwhile Trump's ascent into the White House bodes ill for one of the Obama Administration's most - admirable efforts: Holding districts accountable for overusing out - of - school suspensions and other harsh school discipline that put poor and minority children onto the school - to - prison pipeline, an important issue both on the education and criminal justice reform fronts.

We have published studies and books on segregation in schools, inequality in choice programs, issues of equity in testing, discrimination in special education placement, the dropout crisis, and the school - to - prison pipeline, as well as many studies on college access.

In January 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a joint federal guidance stating that school discipline was discriminatory based on race and ethnicity and that exclusionary discipline «creates the potential for significant, negative educational and long - term outcomes, and can contribute to what has been termed the «school to prison pipeline»» (Joint «Dear Colleague Letter», 2014).

This trend is a classic example of the school to prison pipeline, a critical issue affecting the future of thousands of children nationwide.

This trend is a classic example of the school to prison pipeline, a critical issue affecting the future of thousands of children nationwide — an issue the CLSMF Children's Rights Unit fights everyday in our local community.