Advocacy Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Ramp Up Enforcement of Federal Civil Rights Laws in Schools Across the United States WASHINGTON — Four member organizations of Appleseed, a network of justice centers, submitted public comments to the United States Department of Education on Thursday, July 22, concerning the national state of school discipline. By focusing on four questions posed by the Department of Education to the public, Texas Appleseed, Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, and Kansas Appleseed illustrate how school policing, gang databases, discriminatory dress codes, and classroom removals hinder millions of young people from achieving their full potential in classrooms across America.
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An inclusive and complete census is essential for the communities Appleseed serves, and today we are celebrating two recent judicial decisions. Report Finds Black Girls are Subject to Discriminatory School Disciplinary Action in Kansas, Massachusetts, and AlabamaWASHINGTON, DC, September 2, 2020 – Three members of the Appleseed Network, a non-profit network of independent organizations in the United States and Mexico working towards social and legal justice, today announced the release of their comprehensive report, “Protecting Girls of Color from the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” the final product of a year-long research project examining disparities in school disciplinary treatment for Black girls in Massachusetts, Alabama, and Kansas. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, an international law firm, served as pro bono partner throughout the project.
Welcome to the latest edition of Appleseed’s newsletter! In this issue, you can find updates about the latest meeting of the Appleseed Network, our first Seeds of Learning Series event which was held last October, our Annual Golf Classic held last September, and read a spotlight on Kansas Appleseed’s work, and much more.
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