by Daniel J. Losen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In 1999, Christopher Edley, Co-Director of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP), following Jesse Jackson’s bold defense of suspended students in Decatur, Illinois, told his staff that he had scheduled a meeting with Education Secretary Richard Riley and requested CRP to create a briefing … [Read more...] about “Re-Directing the School to Prison Pipeline” by Daniel J. Losen (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
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“Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track – Lawyers and Organizers Partnering for Change” by Judith A. Browne and Monique L. Dixon (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
By Judith A. Browne and Monique L. Dixon (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The recent videotape of a five-year old in St. Petersburg, Florida underscored what many education advocates already knew: Zero tolerance has gone too far. No longer does a temper tantrum, such as the one thrown by the St. Petersburg girl after a jelly bean counting game, result in a trip … [Read more...] about “Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track – Lawyers and Organizers Partnering for Change” by Judith A. Browne and Monique L. Dixon (July-August 2005 P&R Issue)
