On Wednesday afternoon, May 13, the Oakland Unified School District board is planning to vote on...
Zero Tolerance and School Discipline
VISALIA: What Happened to Suspension Rates When a California School District Decided That ALL Its Kids Mattered?
VISALIA CHANGES COURSE California’s Visalia Unified School District used to suspend their...
The Trauma Files: You Too Can Take the ACEs Test…Now That We’re Finally Having a Serious Conversation About the Effects of Childhood Trauma
Several times a year, I am asked to speak about juvenile justice issues at classrooms full of...
Santa Clara’s Unique Efforts to Keep Kids Out of Adult Court…LASD Civilian Oversight Subpoena Power….School Discipline….and NY’s New Anti-Prison Rape Videos
SANTA CLARA PROSECUTORS LOOK TO ADVOCATES TO ANALYZE HOW KIDS ARE TRIED In 2013, the Santa Clara...
“Black Girls Matter,” Refugee Camps, Life as a Black Cop, LA Jail Suicides Down
BLACK GIRLS EXPERIENCE AS MUCH (OR MORE) RACIAL INEQUALITY AS BLACK BOYS, BUT DO NOT RECEIVE AS...
LA Supes Finally Approve 2 Foster Care Fixes….Can SF’s Community Court Halt the Revolving Door?….NYC Bans Solitary for Inmates Under 21….More on the “End of Gangs…..and the Pain of Losing Al Martinez
AFTER MUCH STALLING BY THE OLD BOARD, THE NEW LA BOARD OF SUPES QUICKLY MAKES 2 NEW FOSTER CARE...