Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence A Community and Youth Empowerment ConferenceJuly 22 – 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, OhioThe Children’s Defense Fund national...
Join the Dignity in Schools Campaign–New York on Tuesday, June 5th as students, parents, teachers, and advocates from across the city convene a press conference to address the overuse of...
By Andrea Bustard, Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York
Before 6-year old Salecia Johnson was handcuffed in a Georgia classroom and escorted to the local police station after a tantrum last month, a...
Full Report Release and Presentation of: Health Impact Assessment of School Discipline Policies: A Health Impact Assessment of Exclusionary School Discipline, Positive Behavioral Interventions...
Dignity in Schools Campaign Statement on Salecia Johnson Handcuffing and Arrest UPDATE: Salecia's mother, Constance Ruff, has created petition via Change.org calling on Milledgeville's...
Power U Center for Social Change, a Miami-based community organization and member of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, together with the Advancement Project produced and released this video...
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) released the report, Pushed Out: Harsh Discipline in Louisiana Schools Denies the Right to Education (jan 2010).
"Race Realities in New York City," Shadow Report Submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, The Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Cente
“Deprived of Dignity: Degrading Treatment and Abusive Discipline in New York City And Los Angeles Public Schools,” National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) (March 2007).
"More Education. Less Suspension. A Call to Action to Stop the Pushout Crisis in South Los Angeles," Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE) (June 2006).
"Hatred in the Hallways: Violence and Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students in U.S. Schools," Human Rights Watch (2001).