Here is a short video produced by Maggie at League of Education Voters to introduce viewers to the collaborative LEV/OAG Schools 2 Prisons research project. An OAG zine based on the research is forthcoming, while LEV moves forward strongly with the campaign to Stop School Pushout. Enjoy!
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Turning Stories 2 Solutions: Stop the School 2 Prison Pipeline. League of Education Voters
Event Title & Host Turning Stories 2 Solutions: Stop the School 2 Prison Pipeline. Our American Generation & the League of Education Voters Registration – Reserve your seat http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5892/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=33225 When? Oct. 18, 2011 6:30-8:30 Where? Kent Senior Center 600 East Smith Street Kent, WA 98030 Why? School discipline is an equity issue. Description A student [...]
Stop the School 2 Prison Pipeline
The rise of prisons, the rise of school discipline and what we can do to empower communities Our American Generation & League of Education Voters are bringing you an evening of discussion exploring the link between our public schools and juvenile justice systems. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER HERE Event Location Kent Senior Center 600 East Smith Street [...]
Injustice in School Discipline Policies
This article is part of Schools to Prisons, a collaborative research project between Our American Generation and the League of Education Voters. This project highlights the concerning link between our nation’s prisons and public education systems; a link that turns struggling students into juvenile delinquents. We’re bringing to you three podcasts, released weekly, to shed [...]
Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series: Episode 2
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Cost of Inequity Listen now with the media player below! Download the podcast on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: Schools 2 Prisons 2: The Cost of Inequity (PDF) Summary: In this second podcast of the three-part series, we’ll be taking a closer look [...]
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Schools 2 Prisons Podcast Series – Episode 1
OAG & the League of Education Voters present: The Opportunity Gap & the School to Prison Pipeline Listen now with the media player below! Download the podcast series on iTunes! You can also download the full transcript here: Schools 2 Prisons 1 The Opportunity Gap (PDF) Summary: In this first podcast of the three-part series, we’ll introduce [...]
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Your School’s Best Teachers: The Next Budget Cut?
We have all been hearing that Washington has some budget problems we have to resolve. With a 4+ billion dollar deficit, statewide funding for public schools is going to decrease, again. What do these budget cuts actually look like for our local high schools? A school district might choose to offsets cuts to their operating [...]
The Achievement Gap in Public Education
This piece comes to us from a crew of young OAGeniuses that are currently researching this topic via Our American Generation. Make sure to check out their project, Schools 2 Prisons. This research project is a collaboration between OAG, the League of Education Voters, and their student platform the Soapbox. When you hear the term [...]
A Tale of Two School Districts
This post comes to us from Maggie of the WA-based League of Education Voters, and their student network, The Soapbox. OAG and LEV are teaming up to research the Educational Opportunity Gap in Washington State, so look for more of this topic in the near future. Recently, Seattle Public Schools released data that plots Seattle [...]
