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SEATTLE (CITC) — A Seattle school board member is raising concerns that disciplinary practices in her district are contributing to the "school-to-prison pipeline." Michelle Sarju discussed ...
According to data from ACLU Smart Justice Ohio and the Youth Activitist Coalition, Black students in the Cincinnati Public School system are more likely to be placed in the school-to-prison pipeline.
Centre County residents will have an opportunity in April to hear more from the Department of Corrections about the proposed closure of Rockview state prison and voice their comments. A public ...
A former Chicago Public Schools gym teacher will serve 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting three students.
SEATTLE — There’s a new push at Seattle Public Schools to break what one board member calls the “schools to prison pipeline.” Michelle Sarju, the District 5 director for Seattle Public ...
Terrence Trent Vos was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday after a jury found him guilty of the aggravated murder of his girlfriend.
The school-to-prison pipeline is sustained by social promotion and a lack of teacher accountability. Passing students from one grade to the next regardless of academic performance seriously ...
With the Midland Public Schools bond proposal having been voted down by a wide margin, district leaders say they will reassess the situation and get input from the community in the next few weeks.
A local program, Superseeds, aims to expand its influence and mission of empowering students and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline ...
Crescent Public Schools are on alert after being notified of an armed and dangerous Arkansas prison escapee’s connection to the city.
Many traditional schools maintain a zero-tolerance discipline policy, while alternative schools more commonly use the Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports framework, or PBIS, which aims to ...