Florida
Video: Florida Students Caught up in the School-to-Prison Pipeline
April 1, 2012
FLORIDA ACTION: Tell Legislators You Want more Common Sense in School Discipline
January 18, 2012
We must stop spending taxpayer dollars on arresting students and put common sense into school discipline.
Click the images below to view larger, printable postcards or send a note to your legislators now asking them to support SB1886/HS 1445.
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT & NAACP FLORIDA STATE CONFERENCE TO HOST SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE DAY OF ACTION IN FL
January 18, 2012
Join Advancement Project in Tampa, FL on Saturday, January 28, for a Day of Action. Register to attend here.
Florida Elections Overhaul May Violate Voting Rights Act
May 3, 2011
(May 3, 2011) – As the Florida Senate prepares to approve sweeping changes to the state’s election code this week, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, said the legislation may violate the Voting Rights Act and urged legislators to take steps to rewrite this ill-conceived legislation.
Study by ACLU of Florida, Advancement Project, & Florida State Conference of the NAACP Reveals Shortcomings of Reforms to “Zero-Tolerance” Policies in Florida Schools
March 7, 2011
MIAMI, FL – The ACLU of Florida, Advancement Project, and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP released a report today on their study of the ongoing harmful impacts of Florida schools’ “zero-tolerance” policies. The study, entitled “Still Haven’t Shut Off the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Evaluating the Impact of Florida’s New Zero-Tolerance Law,” shows that although the state took a significant step forward by amending its harsh zero-tolerance law in 2009, meaningful reform has still not reached most of the schools – and students – across the state.
Still Haven’t Shut Off the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Evaluating the Impact of Florida’s New Zero-Tolerance Law
March 7, 2011
The ACLU of Florida, Advancement Project, and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP released a report today on their study of the ongoing harmful impacts of Florida schools’ “zero-tolerance” policies. The study, entitled “Still Haven’t Shut Off the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Evaluating the Impact of Florida’s New Zero-Tolerance Law,” shows that although the state took a significant step forward by amending its harsh zero-tolerance law in 2009, meaningful reform has still not reached most of the schools – and students – across the state.
Advancement Project Combats Voter Suppression Efforts
October 31, 2010
In light of recent media reports of systemic vote suppression efforts in Pennsylvania, Texas and elsewhere, Advancement Project has prepared summaries of the key state and federal laws that can be used to combat intimidation, challenges, deceptive practices and other tactics that disrupt the voting process and discourage voting. We have also sent letters to elections officials in several states in an effort to combat voter suppression and ensure that every vote is counted.
Summaries:
Pennsylvania Voter Protection Laws in a Nutshell
October 26, 2010
Advancement Project Urges Florida Election Officials to Ensure Voters are not Disenfranchised by Database Errors
October 26, 2010
With early voting underway and Election Day less than a week away, Advancement Project, a leading voter protection organization, is urging Florida election officials to ensure that thousands of eligible Florida voters are not needlessly disenfranchised by typos and other mistakes in an error-ridden matching process. In a letter to county supervisors of elections, the civil rights group says that voters caught in the web of the state’s so called “no-match, no vote” law should be able to present identification that resolves the discrepancy at the polls and cast a regular ballot.
Sample Letter Urging Florida Election Officials to Ensure Voters are Not Disenfranchised by Database Errors
October 26, 2010
