Obama's Opportunity Agenda Starts with Public Education
Matters of fairness, opportunity and inequality were center stage at this week’s State of the Union address. President Obama rightfully pushed for a higher minimum wage, equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, and extended unemployment insurance as immediate steps that can be taken to help Americans right away. Below is The Schott Foundation's response to the 2014 State of the
Dream Defenders Deliver 2014 State of the Youth Address
Phillip Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of a generation of young voters and organizers. Stop what you're doing and watch this video right now. Phillip Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice prior
Dream Defenders: 2014 State of the Youth Address
Publication Date: Thu, 2014-01-30 Phil Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of millions of young voters and organizers. Phil Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of millions of young vot
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Maryland Embraces Solutions, Not Suspensions
In another victory for the grassroots movement working to end harsh school discipline, Maryland has passed new regulations that promote positive alternatives to suspensions and zero-tolerance policies. Maryland has joined the ranks of states like Massachusetts and cities like Los Angeles, Denver and Minneapolis in embracing positive alternatives to suspensions and harsh school discipl
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Only One Out of Three Kids Read Proficiently by Fourth Grade
66 percent of all fouth-graders, and 80 percent of fourth-graders from low-income families, are not reading at grade level. The end of third grade marks an important transition when young students move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." However, 66 percent of all fouth-graders, and 80 percent of fourth-graders from low-income families, are not reading
Early Reading Proficiency in the US: Kids Count Data Snapshot
Publication Date: Tue, 2014-01-28 Organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation Type: Report Early Reading Proficiency The end of third grade marks an important transition when young students move from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." However, 66 percent of all fouth-graders, and 80 percent of fourth-graders from low-income families, ar
What Restorative Justice Can–and Should–Look Like
Students from Oakland, CA, participate in a restorative justice circle in their classroom a show how school discipline reform can foster strong, supportive school communities. As schools have started to abandon ineffective, zero-tolerance discipline policies, students and teachers are showing how alternatives like restorative justice can foster strong, supportive school communities. T
Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools
Publication Date: Tue, 2014-01-28 As schools have started to abandon ineffective, zero-tolerance discipline policies, students and teachers are showing how alternatives like restorative justice can foster strong, supportive school communities. This video from Oakland, CA, features one such alternative, a student-led circle, in action. This is what school discipline reform can–and should