A new wave of research shows that in disciplining students, out-of-school suspensions don't help. More often, suspensions push students so far behind academically that dropping out becomes increasingly likely. Critics of suspensions, and the zero-tolerance policies that fuel them, advocate f... Read more...
In Mississippi, ‘ Extreme Discipline ’ Targets Minority US School Kids: Report Civil rights groups in the United States released a report Thursday claiming that harsh punishments at schools across Mississippi have led to a disproportionate number of minority students being suspended, expelled... Read more...
It has been nearly a month since a madman shot 20 defenseless children and six of their caretakers in Newtown, Connecticut. National despair simmers. What terrifies me as a civil rights attorney and as a mother is what the repercussions will be for black and brown children in the aftermath. Alr... Read more...
The “pipeline” framework, as I argue in Race, Gender, and the “School to Prison Pipeline”: Expanding Our Discussion to Include Black Girls, was largely developed from the conditions and experiences of males. As such, it may limit our ability to see the ways in which black girls are affected... Read more...