Discipline Problems, Successful Schools and Racial Justice - 3 views

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  #1 Bonnie Sutton on 05 Oct 11

   

  The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP) announces the
  release of a new report by Daniel Losen, director of the new Center
  for Civil Rights Remedies at the CRP and one of the nation's top
  experts on school discipline. The report, "Discipline Policies,
  Successful Schools, and Racial Justice," is published by the National
  Education Policy Center (NPEC), and is released in collaboration with
  the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the Dignity in Schools
  Campaign.
  
  Losen's research makes clear that unnecessarily harsh discipline
  policies are applied unfairly and disproportionately to minority
  students, dragging down academic achievement. The report also
  documents a trend across the United States in which minority students
  routinely receive major penalties, including school suspensions, for
  minor school offenses.
  
  The report shows how criminalizing kids detrimentally affects student
  learning, and criticizes the federal government's minimal efforts to
  collect data in any uniform way on the large number of students kicked
  out of school.
  The report was released earlier today at the National Press Club (http://press.org/events
  ) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Dignity in Schools Campaign
  National Week of Action (www.dignityinschools.org).
  
  The Press Club briefing included presentations by experts including:
  
  Daniel Losen, (the report's author), Civil Rights Project at UCLA,
  discussed the report's findings;
  Jonathan Brice, School Support Networks Officer, Baltimore City Public
  Schools, the administrator chiefly responsible for student discipline
  in the Baltimore City Schools, spoke about alternative approaches to
  zero tolerance policies;
  
  Bobby Scott, Congressman, Third District, Virginia, talked about
  actions the federal government should take to insure that discipline
  is applied fairly;
  
  Honorable Steven Teske, Judge, Juvenile Court, Clayton County,
  Georgia, offered recommendations;
  
  Kevin Welner, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder School of
  Education and Director, National Education Policy Center discussed the
  National Education Policy Center's studies on diversity, academic
  achievement and the role discipline plays;
  
  Edward Ward, Blocks Together, Chicago, IL and Wanda Parker, Citizens
  for a Better Greenville, Greenville, MS, who are youth and parent
  representatives from the Dignity in Schools Campaign and spoke to
  their experiences with the overuse of suspensions, putting a human
  face on the issues.
  
  The complete report, a companion brief suggesting statutory changes to
  implement the report's recommendations, and resource sheets for
  parents and community members are at http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/discipline-policies
  and will be available at the CRP website (www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
  ).
  
  
  Press Contact: James Horwitz , 202/549-4921, jhdcp@starpower.net

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP) announces the <br /> release of a new report by Daniel Losen, director of the new Center <br /> for Civil Rights Remedies at the CRP and one of the nation's top <br /> experts on school discipline. The report, "Discipline Policies, <br /> Successful Schools, and Racial Justice," is published by the National <br /> Education Policy Center (NPEC), and is released in collaboration with <br /> the Annenberg Institute for School Reform and the Dignity in Schools <br /> Campaign. <br /> <br /> Losen's research makes clear that unnecessarily harsh discipline <br /> policies are applied unfairly and disproportionately to minority <br /> students, dragging down academic achievement. The report also <br /> documents a trend across the United States in which minority students <br /> routinely receive major penalties, including school suspensions, for <br /> minor school offenses. <br /> <br /> The report shows how criminalizing kids detrimentally affects student <br /> learning, and criticizes the federal government's minimal efforts to <br /> collect data in any uniform way on the large number of students kicked <br /> out of school. <br /> The report was released earlier today at the National Press Club (<a href="http://press.org/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://press.org/events</a> <br /> ) in Washington, D.C., as part of the Dignity in Schools Campaign <br /> National Week of Action (<a href="http://www.dignityinschools.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dignityinschools.org</a>). <br /> <br /> The Press Club briefing included presentations by experts including: <br /> <br /> Daniel Losen, (the report's author), Civil Rights Project at UCLA, <br /> discussed the report's findings; <br /> Jonathan Brice, School Support Networks Officer, Baltimore City Public <br /> Schools, the administrator chiefly responsible for student discipline <br /> in the Baltimore City Schools, spoke about alternative approaches to <br /> zero tolerance policies; <br /> <br /> Bobby Scott, Congressman, Third District, Virginia, talked about <br /> actions the federal government should take to insure that discipline <br /> is applied fairly; <br /> <br /> Honorable Steven Teske, Judge, Juvenile Court, Clayton County, <br /> Georgia, offered recommendations; <br /> <br /> Kevin Welner, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder School of <br /> Education and Director, National Education Policy Center discussed the <br /> National Education Policy Center's studies on diversity, academic <br /> achievement and the role discipline plays; <br /> <br /> Edward Ward, Blocks Together, Chicago, IL and Wanda Parker, Citizens <br /> for a Better Greenville, Greenville, MS, who are youth and parent <br /> representatives from the Dignity in Schools Campaign and spoke to <br /> their experiences with the overuse of suspensions, putting a human <br /> face on the issues. <br /> <br /> The complete report, a companion brief suggesting statutory changes to <br /> implement the report's recommendations, and resource sheets for <br /> parents and community members are at <a href="http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/discipline-policies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/discipline-policies</a> <br /> and will be available at the CRP website (<a href="http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu</a> <br /> ). <br /> <br /> <br /> Press Contact: James Horwitz , 202/549-4921, jhdcp@starpower.net</div>

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