Educators weigh in on ending school to prison pipeline for girls of color
Educators in the classroom have a wealth of experience and insight to share in the development of policies that impact equity and opportunities for their students.
Tag: School-to-prison pipeline
Aspiring educators tackle the school-to-prison pipeline before they get to the classroom
Many of our preservice teachers had never heard of the pipeline, but almost all of us will have students who could be touched by it.
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.”
Disciplining girls of color: moving from stereotypes to self-awareness
According to the most recent federal data, Black girls’ 12% suspension rate is much higher than girls of any other race and most boys, and research shows that dark girls are disciplined more harshly than those with lighter skin.
Educators hope federal guidelines on the use of police in schools will help keep more kids out of the school-to-prison pipeline
“We’d be much further ahead in doing what’s best for our students, particularly students of color, if we could separate the notion that school safety and school policing are one and the same.”
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
Where are Asian-American voices on the school-to-prison pipeline?
Mass incarceration and the school-to-prison pipeline have sparked a national conversation on prison reform, but until now, few Asian-American voices have been part of the discussion. Eddy Zheng is working to change that.
The school-to-prison pipeline: Time to shut it down
Suspensions and expulsions are doing more harm than good. Schools are getting better results by rejecting zero tolerance.
MS Educator engages parents and community during discussion about school-to-prison pipeline
Panel discussion leads to clear understanding of next steps to help end this national epidemic