Model Policies to Fight Criminalization
The Dignity in Schools Campaign has developed an updated set of Model Policies to Fight Criminalization that build on recommendations from our Model Code on…
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Member Created Resource
- Policing in Schools
- Race/Racism
- Disability
- Suspension/Expulsion
Requesting Data from Your District
Every two years, the federal Civil Rights Data Collection gathers data from every public school district, including charter schools, juvenile justice facilities and alternative schools. …
“The Law is Still the Law” – Action Kit for the Rescinding of the School Discipline Guidance and the Commission on School Safety Report
Breaking News: Michigan has just passed the Resolution on Dignity in Schools using language from our template! Congratulations DSC member Student Advocacy Center of…
Civil Rights Data Collection Webinar Slides
This resource presents 2014-2018 slides from a CRDC webinar about how to access and analyze federal school discipline data for use in advocacy work. The…
Suspended Education in Pittsburgh Public Schools 2015-6
This report gives an overview of out-of-school suspensions in the district, and draws attention to two particular areas of concern: suspensions of our youngest learners,…
Police in Schools are Not the Answer to School Shootings
Police in Schools Are Not the Answer to School Shootings A joint issue brief of: Advancement Project Alliance for Educational Justice Dignity in Schools Campaign…
The School Girls Deserve Report
The School Girls Deserve Report is the result of a participatory action research project (PAR) that was done in collaboration with girls, transgender and gender…
The Labor Community Strategy Center—Finally—Gets the Tanks and M-16s Out of the LA School System
This May 2016 Huffington Post Blog from Eric Mann, Director of the Labor/Community Strategy Center, details the Strategy Center's “ferocious uphill organizing” that removed military…
Proposed Memorandum of Understanding for Districts and Police Departments
This resource compiled by the Advancement Prodject provides sample guidelines and policies for agreements or "Memorandum of Understanding" between police departments and school districts, to…