Dignity in Schools Campaign members have been fighting for years to end the criminalization of students and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. As the movement to #DefundPolice grows across the country, join us in supporting youth, parents, educators and advocates in… More
New York, NY -- Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline starts with ending relationships between school districts and police departments. As we stand with youth and communities across the nation demanding an end to the ongoing police killings and violence… More
Originally Published here: COVID-19: Impact on Black By Guest Writer Iman Young Around the country, as people have increasingly begun to take the epidemic seriously, preliminary data shows that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on our community. Nationally,… More
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Over the last month, schools nationwide have transitioned to various forms of online learning. Under the banners of 'remote learning', distance learning, 'home school', and others; students, teachers, parents, and education advocates have all navigated the transition in a multitude… More
New York, NY -- As the nation continues to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students, parents and educators are being haphazardly ushered into a “new” reality for public education. As our schools have closed and transitioned to ‘distance… More
Like us, you are likely asking how you can most effectively support life-saving work in our nation’s most vulnerable communities — if so, please read on. Organizations and communities supported by the Schott Foundation come from generations of people grounded… More
Still Not Free: Connecting The Dots Of Education Injustice By Peri Stone-Palmquist | February 13th, 2020
Families come to the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan ready to fight for their education in the face of expulsion,…
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Missed Opportunities for Something Special in Special Education By Cheryl Poe | February 13th, 2020 Special Education is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied services in our educational system today as it relates to Black… More
For Immediate Release Janurary 21st, 2020 New York, NY -- In December of 2019, Massachusettes Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced The Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-Based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma (or… More