Opportunity to Learn
Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track
November 7, 2003
On May 14, 2003, Advancement Project released, Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track is a first-of-its-kind report that looks at how zero-tolerance policies are derailing students from an academic track in schools to a future in the juvenile justice system.
Education on Lockdown: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track
March 24, 2005
On March 24, 2005, Advancement Project released Education on Lockdown: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track, a follow-up report to Derailed: The Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track. The colloborative report further investigates the nationwide trend towards using zero tolerance polices in schools as a "take no prisoners" approach to dealing with the most trivial acts of student misconduct. The report also examines how students of color are disproportionately affected by these policies.
Obstacles to Opportunity: Alexandria, Virginia Students Speak Out
October 1, 2007
The student group Alexandria United Teens (a project of Tenants and Workers United), Advancement Project, and Professor Tony Roshan Samara of George Mason University wrote Obstacles to Opportunity: Alexandria, Virginia Students Speak Out.
