A new approach to discipline seeks to keep kids in school and, ultimately, out of prison. In one high school, the number of serious incidents of misbehavior plummeted 60 percent, after the start of a “restorative justice” program.
Bryce Wilson Stucki
Bryce Wilson Stucki’s writing has appeared in The Nation and Bicycle Times. He is a former intern at The American Prospect.
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Stevie Sings for Martin Luther King
How Stevie Wonder and Coretta Scott King worked in perfect harmony to beat Jesse Helms and create a national holiday.
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Reversing Broward County’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
The story behind the so-far successful crusade to end disproportionate student arrests and suspensions in one Florida school district.
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The She-covery that Wasn’t
Women may have more jobs than ever, but should we be applauding record gains in low-wage employment when gender discrimination and the pay gap persist?
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Restorative Justice’s After-School Special
The documentary Growing Fairness aims to train an army of educators set on using restorative justice instead of punishment when dealing with high-school kids.
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Moses of Mississippi
Bob Moses organized for voting rights during the darkest days of the 1960s South. Today, his fight for civil rights continues, with a project to help inner city kids succeed in the classroom.
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Nikki Giovanni Remembers 1963 with a New Poem
New work from a legendary writer in honor of the March on Washington’s 50th anniversary, and a conversation on growing up during the civil-rights movement
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Freedom Fighters—the Next Generation
An interview with Phillip Agnew, executive director of the Florida-based civil-rights group, the Dream Defenders.
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Fighting Florida’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
Protesters occupying the Florida Capitol in memory of Trayvon Martin want to change school policies that disproportionately suspend black students and often end in arrest.