Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h61FXXC17257; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:33:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:33:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sf0154e7.089@nmail.epcc.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Andres Muro" <AndresM@epcc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1151] RE: The Weekly Dig Article on X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.5 Status: O Content-Length: 2284 Lines: 45 t[tjatjotr[ wrote: >>> tjjhjr@netscape.net 06/29/03 12:38PM >>> so what???...CAL...ESL Magazine, NEA's TEACHER rag, MSDE in MD and PDE in PA.....all foster this......they and many of your readers put those kids in jail..... toijrtirjqjoi[t: Do you have a name or are you a so great that your name cannot be pronounced. I know that you gave me your telephone number to call you. However, since you are participating in a public discussion group, why don't you identify yourself instead of posting anonymously. Also, could you expand on what you state, since it is usually incoherent? Andres "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote: >SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE >The connection between school failure and ending up in prison is well >documented. Less understood is how a fiscal crisis may aggravate an already >serious problem. Many good children are entering schools with grossly >inadequate resources and teachers and with punitive policies that >criminalize behavior. Research shows that these children are being pushed >out of school and into prison, and, unsurprisingly, there is an alarming >racial bias with this situation. New "zero tolerance" approaches to >discipline have almost doubled the number of students suspended annually in >the last 30 years, from 1.7 million to 3.1 million, while the total number >of students enrolled in elementary and High Schools has stayed flat. The >Weekly Dig sat down with two officials from The Civil Rights Project, Daniel >Losen and Johanna Wald, to explore the school-to-prison pipeline and look at >the racial disparities in the impact of high-stakes testing, dropout rates, >graduation rates, racial inequities in special education, racial segregation >of our schools, and the impact of racial isolation in urban settings. >http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/3765.aspx ><http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/3765.aspx> > > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
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