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Only Young Once: Alabama’s Overreliance on School Pushout and For-Profit Youth Incarceration

[2024] This report details how a narrative of youth crime contributes to overly punitive school discipline, racial disparities, and an expensive youth legal system that is not designed for rehabilitation.

September 12, 2024

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Supporting Youth (and Youth Activism) after the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting

The February 14, 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and the subsequent swell of student activism focused our national discussion on mass shootings and school safety. This edition of The Moment explores three ways educators can join this important conversation: approaching the topic of mental health with students, getting involved (directly and indirectly) in the growing movement, and honoring the history of young change makers.

Discussing "The Mental Health Issue" After Parkland
Walkouts, Marches and the Desire to 'Do Something': What You Need to Know About Stoneman Douglas Activism
From Birmingham to Parkland: Celebrate the Power of Young Voices

February 26, 2018

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February 2, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Struggling With Critical Conversations at a Midwestern High School

In the fall of 2016, anthropologist Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong was observing students and educators at a high school when the presidential election took place. This winter, she followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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January 25, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Deportation Orders at an East Coast High School

In the spring of 2017, anthropologist Chandler P. Miranda found herself with a front-row seat to watch students and educators at a high school respond to the results of the presidential election. This winter, she followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

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January 29, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Fear and Mixed Blessings at a Midwestern High School

Anthropologist Max Altman was observing students and educators at a Midwestern high school when the 2016 presidential election occurred. He witnessed firsthand how they responded and followed up this winter to see what had changed in the last year.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

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January 31, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Life Goes On at an East Coast Middle School

When anthropologist Alexandra Freidus was observing students and educators at an East Coast middle school in fall 2016, she got to see how the presidential election affected them. She followed up with them a year later.

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Religion Immigration Rights & Activism

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October 22, 2018

Policymakers and Lawmakers Want To Erase Trans Identities; Don’t Erase Them in Your School

Small LGBTQ flag sitting in bin with writing utensils.

Efforts to narrowly define gender and deny Title IX rights to transgender and nonbinary students pose a serious threat to student well-being. Here’s how educators can counter them.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Spotlighting—and Quantifying—the Problem

No one knows the extent of the problem nationally. In 2018, the SPLC’s Learning for Justice project, then Teaching Tolerance, collected hundreds of news reports detailing hate in schools directed toward individuals or

April 23, 2019

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the National Women’s Law Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center with Black girls in Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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Decision No. 633: Promoting Tolerance and Media Freedom on the Internet

Committed to promoting tolerance and the right to "receive and impart information," the OSCE reaffirms the need to report hate crimes on the Internet. Among other suggestions, the OSCE recommends that states review their laws regarding Internet hate speech.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Permanent Council (OSCE)

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6-8 9-12

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Religion Rights & Activism

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Civics

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October 30, 2014

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