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NEW: Dignity In Schools Campaign (Dec. 2009)
National Resolution for Ending School Pushout
Over 200 organizations and individuals have signed on to support the Dignity in Schools Campaign National Resolution for Ending School Pushout; a call to action for our school systems to end the harsh disciplinary policies and law enforcement tactics that push too many young people out of school. The National Resolution calls for schools to create positive climates for learning and adopt alternative approaches to discipline that protect the human rights of all young people.
NEW: PRISE Updates (Nov. 2009)
PRISE Reform Findings & Recommendations
Parents Engaged in Big Picture Reform: Linking research, experience & policy
NEW: Parent Perceptions vs. Student Realities
The Results of The City Wide Education Organizing Campaign Survey – March 2009
In order for Chicago parents to be most effective in helping to improve their local schools, they need accurate information about the current challenges faced by Illinois students and an understanding of the processes by which change can come. Unfortunately, most of the information acquired by parents about ongoing school issues is received in second-hand fashion from the news media and individual teachers. In many cases, these sources provide an incomplete and sometimes, incorrect view of the education needs of Illinois students, leaving parents with critical gaps in their knowledge and disempowering them from real engagement in district-level decision-making regarding significant school changes.
In response to this problem, TARGET Area DevCorp and 12 partner organizations have joined forces to convene a Citywide Education Organizing Campaign (the Campaign) and build a strategic Citywide Learning & Action Initiative to engage parents, caretakers, community organizers, and students across Chicago in a series of activities aimed at unearthing the key concerns these groups have regarding Chicago Public Schools (CPS) experience.
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TARGET Area Development has commissioned academic and applied research reports on issues that largely affect Blacks.
TARGET Area researches issues that impact the larger African American community, while understanding the complexities and interconnectedness of issues such as unemployment, low academic achievement, violence, crime, substance use, drug trafficking, recidivism, gang activity, poverty, homelessness, and blight. TARGET Area works to define the root cause of these stubborn problems and seeks solutions through advocacy for policy changes, open dialogues with public officials, and program development.
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SENTENCING REFORM FOR
NONVIOLENT OFFENSES:BENEFITS AND ESTIMATED SAVINGS
FOR ILLINOIS
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CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR
REDUCING RECIDIVISM
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