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The Labor Community Strategy Center—Finally—Gets the Tanks and M-16s Out of the LA School System

8/6/2018
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 grade weapons from Los Angeles schools (a first win) with an apology from the city… More

Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis: A Policy Guide for School Board Members

7/30/2018
Addressing the Out-of-School Suspension Crisis: A Policy Guide for School Board Members

This report from the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign is a good resource for groups wanting to engage their school boards. The report offers strategies for campaigns to reduce suspensions and advocacy for comprehensive approaches, including action steps that school… More

Ending the School to Prison Pipeline

7/30/2018
Ending the School to Prison Pipeline

This eight-page document from the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign provides statistics and graphics framing the school-to-prison pipeline issue and offers talking points for advocacy. There are many links to additional resources from this report. More

Civil Rights Data Collection Webinar Slides

11/16/2017
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 U.S. Department of Education (ED) conducts the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to collect data… More

Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools

11/16/2017
Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools

ACLU of Pennsylvania Report offers history of zero tolerance policies, analysis of PA school discipline data and data re: police in schools, and recommendations for reform. More

Lessons in Racial Justice & Movement Building

10/17/2017
Lessons in Racial Justice & Movement Building

This Padres y Jovenes Unidos publication discusses the STPP and its origins, school discipline, and lessons in racial justice from the actual work of Padres & Jovenes Unidos (PJU) and the Advancement Project in Colorado. It includes case studies and strategies for effective organizing and movement building. This document is intended to show the pros and cons of each strategy employed, in hopes that any local organizer can utilize its evidence-based content to progress their individual movements. More

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