Equity-Driven • Data-Centered • Student-Focused This week, several members of Congress complained about the hardening of the Capitol after last week’s violent insurrection. They complained that the metal det… As co-founder of Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition (MRJC), Tim Green Jr. works with teachers, students, parents, and community leaders to implement restora… In a story on the New York Times, Erica L. Green, Mark Walker and Eliza Shapiro report on how while discipline disparities between Black and white boys have dr… All across the country, girls of color are excluded from school for subjective offenses like these, missing out on critical class time and opportunities to lea… It all started when a Catholic mother of four sons wrote a letter to the editor of the University of Notre Dame newspaper criticizing a group of young women wh… As a seemingly twisted way to ring in 2019, the Trump administration has sent a loud and clear message that it’s okay for educators and school leaders to keep … 2.7 million — that is the approximate number of students who were suspended from their school environments on one or more occasions during the 2015-2016 school… The newly formed Federal Commission on School Safety, chaired by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, is underway this month. Among key things being consid…Fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students — particularly those of color or living in poverty.
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It’s Time to Reconsider Removing Metal Detectors from Schools Now
Profile in Education Equity: Tim Green Jr., Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition
‘A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls’
“And they cared”: How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color
Leggings, Tank Tops, and Short Skirts: How Dress Codes Affect Girls of Color
For Black Children, Attending School Is an Act of Racial Justice
On School Discipline: Q&A with Educator and Activist, Brittany Packnett
Why Exclusionary School Discipline Practices are a Civil Rights Issue
by Ed Trust
by Erica L. Green, Mark Walker, and Eliza Shapiro
by Kayla Patrick, Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, and Nancy Duchesneau
by Samantha Kobbah
by Samantha Kobbah
