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Democratic Candidates Criticize Disciplining of City Students
Monday April 15, 2013
Four Democratic candidates for mayor on Monday used such terms to denounce elements of student discipline in New York City’s schools, saying black and Latino students’ suspensions were disproportionately high and principals imposed unnecessarily harsh penalties on students with disabilities.
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Defiance no reason to suspend students, board president says
Thursday April 11, 2013
Administrators in the Los Angeles Unified School District would no longer be allowed to suspend students for mouthing off or other acts of “willful defiance” under a groundbreaking school board resolution set to be proposed next week. Amid rising national concern that harsh discipline practices disproportionately harm minority students, the resolution by board President Monica Garcia would mark the first state ban on suspensions for willful defiance.
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Action Now Protests School Closings At Save Our Schools Rally
Monday April 01, 2013
On March 27th, 2013 busloads of Action Now parents, students and community members marched to protest the Mayor and Board of Education’s plan to close 54 neighborhood public schools! We were joined by thousands of people from Chicago Teacher’s Union, SEIU, UNITE Here and many other organizations in a rally to save our schools!
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Chicago School closings' impact: 30,000 kids
Friday March 22, 2013
With Chicago Public Schools facing a financial meltdown, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration on Thursday targeted 61 school buildings for closing, unleashing a torrent of criticism from anxious parents, children and teachers as well as aldermen.
