On July 24 the Dignity in Schools Campaign held the national conference call:
How Immigrant Students Are Being Pushed Out of School
The conference call discussed the unique barriers immigrant students encounter in school settings that push them out of school and examined how schools can better respond to the needs of immigrant students and their families.
A group of NYC high school students formed Youth Researchers For A New Education System (YRNES) in partnership with the Education is a Human Right Campaign to survey and interview NYC public school students. Their findings highlight the unequal distribution of resources in schools and call for greater participation of young people in decision-making about schooling.
Read the Press Release for the Report
Download the YRNES Report and Executive Summary
Download the Problem Tree Illustration developed by the Youth Researchers
For copies of The YRNES Report, to request a group presentation, or for more information on the
The UN Special Rapporteur will visit Washington, New York, Chicago, Omaha, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami and Puerto Rico between May 18 and June 6 to examine issues of racism and racial discrimination in this country.
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/gen/35385prs20080519.html