Join us Saturday, October 5th at the launch of Talk It Out in Long Beach for conversation and a dramatic reading of the short play Tangle, based on real-life stories about school discipline in Long Beach, and performed by community members and professional actors. Saturday, October 5, 2013 @ 1:00 p.m. Art Theater of Long Beach 2025 E. 4th Street, ... Read More
Dignity in Schools Bay Area 2013 Week of Action Video Series, Part 1: Racial Disparities from Black Organizing Project on Vimeo. This Saturday, September 28th the Dignity in Schools Campaign will be kicking off its 4th annual Week of Action Against School Pushout, shaping up to be our largest in history by far! New events are being added ... Read More
Sunday’s New York Times featured an excellent article on social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. SEL helps garner psychological intelligence and emotional skills that ultimately helps children regulate emotions. The development of SEL in school is an old phenomenon, as even John Dewey argued that schooling should be intended to teach children ‘deeper habits of the ... Read More
Students, parents, educators, law enforcement members, judges, civil rights leaders, and community members won’t stop the fight against school suspensions for willful defiance after Assemblyman Roger Dickinson said he will wait to send AB 420 to the Governor until after the New Year. Assemblyman Dickinson said he wants more time to educate school leaders about ... Read More
Saying that it shouldn’t matter where you live or who you are when out-of-school suspensions are handed out, students and parents rallied in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 14, in support of fair school discipline rules. Data shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, students of color, and students with disabilities are much more likely ... Read More
Join The Dignity in Schools Campaign for a webinar training: DSC Model Code: Restorative Justice WHAT: Free webinar focused on advocating for and using Restorative Justice practices WHEN: Thursday, July 25, 4:00/1:00PM (Eastern/Pacific Time) WHO: Educators, parents, students and community organizations are all invited Join us for the fifth in a series of webinars on the Dignity in ... Read More
Featuring the World Premiere of a New Play: Willful Cornerstone Theater Company and The California Endowment, in partnership with The Black Parallel School Board, will bring the community, policy makers, and the media together to dramatize personal stories of school discipline and to discuss alternatives to harsh practices on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at ... Read More
Please send in your letters of support today! The hearings on TWO critical bills to Fix School Discipline are next week! Letters are due tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24, by 5 pm for SB 744, which will protect the due process rights of students involuntarily transferred to county community or community day schools and also closes a loophole ... Read More
This week, the Assembly Education Committee voted unanimously to move ahead with AB 420, which restricts the use of “willful defiance” in schools. Even though current law sites 23 other reasons for suspension and expulsions, “willful defiance” is often seen as a catch-all, and accounts for 53% of all school suspensions. New data around “willful defiance” ... Read More
California educators, community organizations and students are rolling up their sleeves to make common-sense school discipline changes. Many are already reporting amazing results: more students in class and learning, fewer behavioral problems on campus, fewer suspensions and expulsions, and improved school climates. Do you want to learn lessons from successful educators and find out how ... Read More
