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Comprehend Don’t Suspend

Comprehend Don’t Suspend
9/5/2017

Discipline is not synonymous with punishment. True discipline is not condemning one for their behavior, but finding a solution that prevents harmful behavior from reoccurring. In the case of school disciplinary practices, true discipline should not be about discouraging a student from attending school. Unfortunately, that is what happens for too many students in New York City public schools that experience school suspensions.

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Announcing Recommendations for the Mississippi State Education Plan

Announcing Recommendations for the Mississippi State Education Plan
6/16/2017

Jackson, Mississippi – Today, the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and local advocates announced their recommendations for Mississippi’s draft state education plan, which will be submitted on September 18th to the U.S. Department of Education in compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA).

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Senate Vote on Eliminating ESSA Regulations

Senate Vote on Eliminating ESSA Regulations
3/10/2017

Yesterday, a Senate majority voted to repeal regulations created to ensure that states meet the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) when drafting their state plans.

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10/10/2017

Washington just advised police not to discipline students in school — Here’s why that doesn’t go far enough
10/10/2017

How Racial Bias Affects The Quality Of Black Students’ Education
9/9/2018

‘This is why our parents are angry’: OPS officials frustrated by racial disparity in discipline
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Juvenile hall schools were given a report card, and it came back all F’s
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