2009 Racial Justice Summit Materials

Below are links to PDFs of the 2009 Racial Justice Summit materials. 

The Advancement Project (2005): Education on Lockdown: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track

The American Civil Liberties Union (2008): Dignity Denied: The Effect of Zero Tolerance Policies on Students’ Human Rights

The American Civil Liberties Union (2008): Talking Points: The School to Prison Pipeline

The American Civil Liberties Union (2008): The Schools for All Campaign: The School Bias and Pushout Problem

The Children’s Defense Fund (2007): America’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline

The Children’s Defense Fund (2009): Cradle to Prison Pipeline Factsheet

The Children’s Defense Fund (2009): Wisconsin Cradle to Prison Pipeline Factsheet

Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System Final Report (2008) Split File: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

Dane County Juvenile Justice Disproportionate Minority Contact Solutions Workgroup Report (2009)

DPI for MPS Compliance Plan

Impacts of the School to Prison Pipeline (Power Point Presentation)

Judge Orders Search for MPS Students in Need of Special Education

Lawsuit Against MPS Aims to Help Special Education Students

Liability Decision

Louisiana Reducing Students Dropout (2009)

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

No More Children Left Behind Bars

Oscar Romero's Prayer

School to Prison Reform Project (Power Point Presentation)

Settlement Agreement (2008)

Time for MPS to Make Good Its Debt

Urban Challenges to Special Education

Note: Dr. Mitchell Hammer’s presentation will be available here by the end of October.