Press Release

Parents, Students, Electeds, and Allies to Challenge Staggering Stats on School-Based Arrests in the Bronx and Call for Positive
March 7, 2012
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Contact: Julia Allen, New Settlement Parent Action Committee, (646) 641-5859 or (718) 716-8000 x.140  Dinu Ahmed, New Settlement Parent Action Committee, (347) 458-8390 or (718) 716-8000 x. 146   Parents, Students, Electeds, and Allies... Keep Reading »
Department of Education Data Show Urgent Need to Address Racial Disparities in School Discipline
March 6, 2012
Today Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, announced the results of the latest Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) – a national survey of 72,000 schools – which shows that racial disparities in school discipline, including suspensions, expulsions and arrests, remain alarmingly high... Keep Reading »
Students, Advocates Release First-Ever School Year Student Arrest & Summons Data; Stats Show Unequal Punishment, Over-Policing
February 23, 2012
Students, parents, advocates, elected officials: unfair, harmful school safety practices must be changed to treat students with dignity. On average more than five students were arrested a day during the last three months of 2011; 93.5% of those arrested Black and Latino. Too many are arrested for... Keep Reading »
NESRI Partner CIW and Trader Joe’s Sign Fair Food Agreement!
February 10, 2012
NESRI partner, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and supermarket giant Trader Joe’s have announced that they have signed an agreement that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to support the CIW’s Fair Food Program.... Keep Reading »
Trader Joe's and CIW sign Fair Food Agreement!
February 9, 2012
 For Immediate Release   February 9, 2012 Contact: Gerardo Reyes, CIW (239) 657-8311 gerardo@ciw-online.org  Alison Mochizuki, Director Public Relations, Trader Joe's (626) 599-3779 amochizuki@traderjoes.com Trader Joe’s and The Coalition of Immokalee Workers  Sign Fair... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY to Testify at City Council Hearing Demanding that DOE Fund Positive Alternatives to Suspensions
November 29, 2011
New York, NY - On Wednesday, November 30th, members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign–New York (DSC-NY) will testify at the City Council’s Education Committee Oversight Hearing on the Department of Education’s School Suspensions Data to raise awareness of the city’s high... Keep Reading »
DSC-NY: Student Safety Act Data Reinforce the Need for Positive Alternatives to Suspensions
November 4, 2011
New York, NY - Despite a decrease in major crime, suspensions in New York City public schools continue to increase and disproportionately target students of color and students with disabilities, according to alarming new data revealed through the Student Safety Act. “This data proves what... Keep Reading »
Human Rights Groups Submit Joint Letter to Congress Demanding a Human Rights Perspective On Budget Decisions
October 5, 2011
As Congressional leaders returned to session Monday, they were met with a letter signed by 50 organizations requesting officials act to adopt a more equitable and redistributive tax system, adjust tax rates in proportion to income and wealth, tax financial transactions and eliminate loopholes.... Keep Reading »
NYC Students Push Back Against School Pushout and Demand Alternatives to Suspensions and Over-Policing
October 5, 2011
On October 4, 2011 members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York gathered at City Hall Park to demand an end to the harsh and discriminatory discipline practices and lock-down conditions in many of the city’s public schools. Over 100 students, parents, teachers and community... Keep Reading »
DOE Releases New Discipline Code; Students, Parents, Teachers Say Changes Not Enough to Fix Broken System
September 9, 2011
High Suspension Rates Will Continue Unless Bloomberg and Walcott Take Action to Implement Positive Alternatives New York, NY - As students return to school this week, youth, parents, public school teachers and advocates with the Dignity in Schools Campaign-New York (DSC-NY) are challenging the... Keep Reading »