Results List
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Bringing Everyone to the Table to Eradicate School Discipline Disparities
Source: VUE
By Allison Brown and Kavitha Mediratta Representatives from Open Society Foundations and The Atlantic Philanthropies discuss philanthropy’s role in school discipline reform. [caption id="attachment_54365" align="alignright" width="190"] This article was originally published in VUE magazine.Download the PDF >VUE website >[/caption] The Atlantic Philanthropies funded the work of…
Resource type: News
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Department of Education Data Show Urgent Need to Address Racial Disparities in School Discipline
Source: Dignity in Schools Coalition
Today Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, announced the results of the latest Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) – a national survey of 72,000 schools – which shows that racial disparities in school discipline, including suspensions, expulsions and arrests, remain alarmingly high in districts and states across the…
Resource type: News
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Maryland approves new school discipline regulations
Source: The Washington Post
By Donna St. George, Tuesday, January 28Maryland education leaders approved the most sweeping changes in decades to state discipline policies Tuesday morning, culminating a four-year effort intended to reform approaches to student punishment, increase time in school and end racial disparities in suspensions.The Maryland State Board of Education’s action…
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Obama Administration Releases Resources for Schools, Colleges to Ensure Appropriate Use of School Resource Officers and Campus Police
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released today new tools to improve school climates, ensure safety, and support student achievement in our nation's schools. To the extent a local decision is made to use school resource officers (SROs)…
Resource type: News
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When School Discipline Is Unfair: Four Ways to Do Better
Source: Christian Science Monitor
A new set of reports dives deep into the complex causes of inequities in school discipline and offers details on what schools can do to create a climate that is both orderly and fair. A student gets his books from his locker at Alisal High School…
Resource type: News
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School discipline: Ringing a bell for reform
Source: New York Amsterdam News
By Judith KayeThere are many lessons I took with me from my treasured 15 years as chief judge of the state of New York, principally that there is an “after-life”—meaning, after mandatory retirement from the court at age 70. Always there is opportunity to try…
Resource type: News
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School Discipline Consensus Report
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center
The research and data on school discipline practices is clear: Millions of students are removed from their classrooms each year, overwhelmingly for minor misconduct. We can’t allow this trend to continue. Addressing staggeringly high suspension rates is essential to making school a place where students…
Resource type: Research Report
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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education
Source: Philanthropy New York
By Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor, Equity Initiatives & Human Capital Development, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent years, thousands of New York City school children have been disciplined through exclusion from school, disengaging them from learning and increasing the likelihood they will get caught up…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ School Discipline Reform Portfolio
Source: Philliber Research & Evaluation
Between 2009 and 2016, Atlantic invested $47 million in efforts aimed at ending unfair and excessively punitive discipline policies in U.S. schools that put many students—especially children of color— at risk of ending up on a pathway to prison. Atlantic focused its efforts on raising awareness of the problem of…
Resource type: Evaluation
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High Suspension and Expulsion Rates Driven by Ineffective School Policies and Practices, Not "Bad Kids"
Source: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
Research Collaborative Identifies Promising Initiatives to Address Discipline Gaps by Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation > Download the Briefing PapersA group of 26 nationally recognized experts from the social science, education and legal fields – assembled three years ago with the backing of two…
Resource type: News