Schools
Read this booklet from the ACLU of Michigan and GLSEN of Detroit about the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students.
Organization:
ACLU of Michigan and GLSEN of Detroit
State Relevance (if applicable):
Michigan
The Safety First Project of the Drug Policy Alliance provides a number of useful resources on their website, including an 11 minute DVD on the Student Assistance Program at Oakland High School - UpFront: A Reality-Based Approach to Drug Education - and the educational bo
"Schools Find 'Restorative Justice' More Effective Than Expulsion," School Board News, National School Boards Association (May 2005).
Organization:
School Board News, National School Boards Association
Date:
May 2005
"Life without Lockdown: Do Peaceful Schools Require High-Profile Policing?," Voices in Urban Education, Number 19 (Spring 2008).
Organization:
Voices in Urban Education
Date:
Spring 2008
State Relevance (if applicable):
New York
Office of the Children's Ombudsman, Appointment approved by the Swedish Parliament in The Children's Ombudsman Act (1993:335).
Organization:
Office of the Children's Ombudsman
“Deprived of Dignity: Degrading Treatment and Abusive Discipline in New York City And Los Angeles Public Schools,” National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) (March 2007).
Organization:
National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI)
Date:
March 2007
State Relevance (if applicable):
California
New York
“Labeling and Letting Go: An Organizational Analysis of How High School Students are Discharged as Dropouts,” Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization, Vol. 12, pgs.
Organization:
Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization
Date:
1999
State Relevance (if applicable):
New York
“Children, Mental Health and the Law Summit: Official Report on Summit Findings with Recommendations,” Indiana State Bar Association (Fall 2005).
Organization:
Indiana State Bar Association
Date:
Sat, 01/01/2005
Date:
Fall 2005
State Relevance (if applicable):
Indiana
This article asserts that the federally reported dropout statistics provide a false picture of high school graduation rates, and utilizes the Cumulative Promotion Index developed by The Urban Institute to provide more accurate information on graduation rates.
Organization:
The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, The Urban Institute, Advocates for Children of New York and The Civil Society Institute
Date:
Thu, 01/01/2004
Date:
2004
"Education on Lockdown: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track" (2005) and "Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track" (2003), Advancement Project.
Organization:
Advancement Project
Date:
2003, 2005