Scrutiny Intensifies Around Zero Tolerance, School to Prison Pipeline
By Ava Wallace As suspensions and expulsions continue at an alarming rate across the nation, lawmakers are taking another look at decade-old zero tolerance discipline policies that are doing more harm...
View ArticleStemming the Flow of the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Cindy Long There’s a disturbing trend taking place in our public schools, especially in high poverty neighborhoods – where hallways and grounds are patrolled by police and disciplinary problems are...
View ArticleRestorative Discipline Makes Huge Impact in Texas Elementary and Middle Schools
Theft is a major offense — in or out of school — and students caught stealing usually face suspension or other tough discipline measures. But when a theft occurs in a school that has adopted...
View ArticlePushed Out: The Injustice Black Girls Face in School
“I think education is important, because nobody can take that from you,” a 16-year-old named Jennifer told Monique Morris, author of Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. But Jennifer...
View ArticleNEA Member’s Exploration Into Racist Ideas Wins National Book Award
In his recent National Book Award-winning book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, NEA Higher Ed member Ibram X. Kendi dives into the world of racist ideas....
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