RESOURCES
Advancement Project
A team of veteran civil rights lawyers founded the Advancement Project, a multi-racial civil rights organization, in 1999. Here are two goals:
· Locally, we provide direct, hands-on support for organized communities in their struggles for racial and social justice, providing legal and communications resources for on-the-ground efforts, while assisting in building their own capacity and power in their communities.
· Nationally, we actively broaden and extend the practice of community-centered racial justice lawyering through training, networking, creation of tools and resources, media outreach and public education. We also use strategic communications to influence public opinion on issues of race, democracy and justice.
– See more at: http://www.advancementproject.org/pages/mission#sthash.jzFL2w1B.dpuf
Some issues covered are:
· Redistricting
· Voter Protection
· Rights Restoration
· Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track
· Immigrant Justice
They also have a blog http://www.advancementproject.org/blog.
Address
1220 L Street NW., Suite850
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-728-9557
Fax: 202-728-9558
Or
California Office
1910 W. Sunset Blvd., Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Phone: 213-989-1300
Fax: 213-989-1309
Email: info@advanceproj.org
American School Counselor Association
School counselors seem to be almost under attack as much as teachers. Their role is being relegated to just helping students get into college. While this is important, a school counselor’s role is about so much more. For some students a school counselor is their only hope in getting important mental health services. “The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors’ efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. ASCA provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more than 28,000 professional school counselors around the globe.” The website has a section for administrators and parents.
Contact:
American School Counselor Association
1101 King Street, Suite 625
Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 683-ASCA
Website: asca@schoolcounselor.org
The Center for Effective Discipline
The Center for Effective Discipline (CED) is a non-profit organization which provides educational information to the public on the effects of corporal punishment of children and alternatives to its use. It is currently the headquarters for and coordinates both National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools (NCACPS) and End Physical Punishment of Children (EPOCH-USA). They have links to Discipline at home, Discipline at School, What you can do, Answers for Parents, Religion, Laws, and News concerning this issue.
Contact:
The Center For Effective Discipline
327 Groveport Pike
Canal Winchester, Ohio, U.S.A. 43110
Phone: (614) 834-7946
Fax: (614) 321-6308
Email: http://www.stophitting.com/index.php?page=contact
Website: http://www.stophitting.com/.
Drug Policy Alliance
“The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation’s leading organization promoting alternatives to current drug policy that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.” The organization emphasizes the treatment of “young people and people of color” who they see as “disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.” They urge young people to avoid alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and support reality-based drug education.
Contact:
Offices are located in major cities.
Website: secure2.convio.net/dpa/site/SPageNavigator/contact
National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN)
The National Juvenile Justice Network supports state-based groups working “to promote the reform of America’s critically flawed juvenile justice system at every level.” The NJJN seek “state and federal laws, policies and practices that are fair, equitable and developmentally appropriate for all children, youth and families involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, the justice system.” NJJN and the groups it supports adhere to principles including: reducing institutionalization and racial disparity, keeping youth out of adult prisons, ensuring access to quality counsel, creating smaller rehabilitative institutions and a range of community-based programs, maximizing youth, family and community participation, improving aftercare and reentry, and recognizing and serving youth with special needs.
Contact:
National Juvenile Justice Network at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice
1319 F St. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202/467-0864
Email: info@njjn.org
Website: njjn.org
Parenting in Jesus’ Footsteps
This is a Christian family who became upset with the rigid discipline some parents justify with the Bible. They demonstrate a better way to discipline that doesn’t employ hitting. Whether you believe like this family or not, the website can help you to stop using coporal punishment.
Website: parentinginjesusfootsteps.org/about-us.html
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Priority Schools Campaign
The National Education Association is focused on raising achievement and learning in priority schools across the country. Examples of disciplinary methods are provided and explanation is provided concerning School Improvement Grants otherwise known as SIG.
Contact:
Website: neapriorityschools.org
Texas Zero Tolerance
Texas Zero Tolerance is dedicated to reforming public school disciplinary codes. They support safe schools and proactive discipline policy to assure safety, but argue the current Texas school discipline system requires drastic overhaul. Right now this site is for archival information only.
Contact:
Website: texaszerotolerance.com
Film Documentary
The War on Kids thewaronkids.com
Reports
Access Denied: New Orleans Students and Parents Identify Barriers to Public Education by Shakti Belway http://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/downloads/publication/SPLC_report_Access_Denied.pdf.
“School Uniforms: The Answer to Violence in American Schools or a Cheap Educational Reform?” by Julia Wilkins. In The Humanist. March/April 1999.
Books
Changing Problem Behavior in Schools by Alex Molnar and Barbara Lindquist
Education as Enforcement:The Militarization and Corporatization of Schools by Kenneth J. Saltman & David A. Gabbard
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Punishing Schools:Fear and Citizenship in American Public Education by William Lyons and Julie Drew
The School Uniform Movement and What It Tells Us about American Education: A Symbolic Crusade by David L. Brunsma
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