Letter to New York Legislators Re: Creating Safe & Supportive Schools for All

Supporting athletes that advocate for change to our country’s unjust policing practices.

After a 27-year bout, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch – the prosecutor who failed to charge Ferguson Police Department Officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown, Jr. four years ago this week – was defeated in the St. Louis prosecutorial election. McCulloch has a long history of defending police violence and was responsible for the attack on front line protesters during the Ferguson Uprising following the death of 18-year-old Brown. McCulloch targeted Ferguson protestor Josh Williams, who is enduring an eight-year prison sentence, as well as Brittany Ferrel and Alexis Templeton, who suffered a year-long prosecution. On…

50 years later, the Black Lives Matter movement represents a similar threat to the FBI.

Research supports the use of mental health professionals like counselors, restorative justice programs, and other alternatives to police.

Demand real school safety measures beyond police and guns.

It cannot be overlooked that this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week comes on the heels of teacher strikes in five states: West Virginia, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona and Kentucky. In each of these states, educators have demanded better wages, additional resources for students, and smaller class sizes. Unfortunately, the systemic under-appreciation of teachers is part of a wider trend of divestment from public education since the financial crisis of 2008. Over the last decade, teacher salaries adjusted for inflation have fallen almost 5 percent. At the same time, class sizes have increased and support for mental health professionals, counselors, librarians and other…

New National Data Confirms Racial Disparities in School Pushout

“School is supposed to be a safe environment, but how can we feel safe in a place that feels like prison?"

The Winners and Losers of the Decriminalization of Marijuana

To the fires that are still burning and the firefighters – advocates, policymakers, organizers – who are working tirelessly to put them out.