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SPECIAL ISSUE • THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
This special issue of the magazine focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline, which is turning far too many schools into pathways to incarceration rather than opportunity. We investigate the roots of the crisis, then explore how to challenge it—from how we build community in our classrooms and deal with conflicts with and among our students, to what demands we see as central to the fight for social justice education.
Editorial • Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By the editors of Rethinking Schools.
Schools and the New Jim Crow • An Interview with Michelle Alexander
By Jody Sokolower
The author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness applies her thought-provoking analysis to children, schools, and priorities for education activism.
The Classroom-to-Prison Pipeline
By Linda Christensen
A master teacher faces a classroom revolt. She realizes that, no matter how imminent the high-stakes test, stopping the school-to-prison pipeline begins in the classroom with student-centered, meaningful curriculum.
Haniyah's Story
By Haniyah
An autobiographical essay by a 17-year-old reveals the impact of having a parent behind bars.
Teaching Haniyah
By Jody Sokolower
How can teachers support students with incarcerated parents, siblings, or other relatives?
There is a lot more inside this issue.
Founded in 1986 by activist teachers, Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit, independent publisher of educational materials.
We advocate the reform of elementary and secondary education, with a strong emphasis on issues of equity and social justice.