Using union power to close the school-to-prison pipeline – a tale of two teachers
“I always had rapport with my students, but I realized I was too quick to put students out of my classroom and into the pipeline.”
Tag: restorative justice
A teacher uses restorative justice to address the anxiety some students are bringing back to school
At a moment when educators, community members, and lawmakers are examining the intersection of racial justice and discipline in our nation’s schools, Gina Harris, a K-8 ESL resource teacher, has a powerful back-to-school message for the education community.
Spending on incarceration v. education tells the tale of our broken political system’s misguided priorities
State and local spending on prisons and jails has grown three times as much as spending on K-12 public schools over the past three decades.
A journey from truant to organizer to teacher activist
“I don’t believe in suspension and expulsion. Those should be the last resort for students.” – Erika Strauss Chavarria, HS Spanish teacher