Advancement Project

New analysis from Advancement Project and Alliance for Educational Justice of 372 assaults 372 police assaults of students from 2011-2023 and offers an analysis of assaults from the last school year, 2022-2023.? Our data reveals the abuses of power police are capable of in our schools, despite false claims that police make students safer. In the last school year, not only were Black students (over 80%) overwhelmingly victims of police assault, over half of the victims were girls. Police sexual violence was the 2nd most frequent type of assault last year. Since 2011, sexual assault has moved up as the third most frequent type of police assault against students. Yet police faced no consequences for harming students in well over half of recorded incidents. Full report here: https://lnkd.in/gQdGB9Qt

Closing the Department of Education means resegregated schools and a country where only the most privileged individuals can access quality educational opportunities while everyone else is left behind. We need a strong public education system for the sake of our multiracial democracy.

Join Advancement Project, Alliance for Educational Justice, Movimiento Poder, and Juntos for a webinar that will provide you with the knowledge, resources, and strategies to safeguard immigrant students from the harmful impacts of law enforcement in educational spaces. ?? Wednesday, March 26 ?? 6 pm ET/3 pm PT ???? Register: bit.ly/pfs-326 ______________ únase a Advancement Project, Alliance for Educational Justice, Movimiento Poder y Juntos en un seminario web que le proporcionará los conocimientos, recursos y estrategias para proteger a los estudiantes inmigrantes de los efectos perjudiciales de las fuerzas del orden en los espacios educativos. ?? Miércoles 26 de marzo ?? 6 pm ET/3 pm PT ???? Inscríbase aquí: bit.ly/pfs-326

Since taking office, the Trump-Vance administration’s executive orders have targeted immigrant communities and schools as sanctuaries of learning— but students and organizers are fighting back. The National Campaign for Police Free Schools, anchored by Advancement Project and Alliance for Educational Justice, has created a new resource to provide students, parents, teachers, and advocates with the tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families. Including: ?? Explainers on how federal, state, and local actions threaten immigrant communities ?? Model policies and resolutions that schools can adopt to counter those actions and ensure schools remain safe and welcoming places for all ?? Tools for organizers to push schools to adopt these policies ???? Model School Protocols and Know Your Rights resources so students and school administrators know what to do if ICE shows up at your school Download, share, and distribute!

The mass firing of Department of Education staff is a backdoor attempt to eliminate the Department of Education. We must act to protect the decades of progress toward educational equity that the Department made possible.

The State of the Union isn't just another speech-- it's a spectacle of bigotry and disinformation. We're here to challenge that. Tune in NOW to State of the People to hear from Advancement Project Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis and the ladies of The Sip Hour for #StateOfThePeople — a 24-hour livestream that uplifts the people, our struggles and solutions founded on truth and action. We are calling on everyone to take a stand: DO NOT ATTEND, ENGAGE, OR WATCH THE STATE OF THE UNION. Instead, join us as we uplift the issues that truly matter to Black communities.

The confirmation of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education reveals this administration’s end game. Trump and his allies hope to destroy our public institutions in order to make themselves wealthier, leaving working class families and communities of color with fewer resources and support.

"Gutting this department threatens to roll us back towards the worst days of school segregation. I believe this because, as historians will tell you, the Department of Education was created to address racial inequity." Read the latest op-ed by Advancement Project's Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis.

Yesterday, 412 Justice, the Education Rights Network, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, and Advancement Project sent a letter urging the Board of Directors of Pittsburgh Public Schools to vote NO on the 000 Series Policy Revisions for Consideration aka Student Outcomes Focused Governance policy proposal (SOFG Proposal). This proposal strips parents, guardians, teachers, staff, and community members from having a say in their public schools and ultimately paves the way for more public school closures. Read the full letter: bit.ly/vote-no-sofg

History isn’t just something we remember–it’s something we live. Inspired by Henry Hampton’s legendary documentary series Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement, this new installment illuminates the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American Civil Rights Movement. The HBO Original Documentary #EyesOnThePrizeIII premieres February 25 on Max featuring Advancement Project Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis. Listen to her reflections on Advancement Project's work and the next generation racial justice movement in Episode 5: “We Don’t See Color 1996-2013” and Episode Six: “What Comes After Hope? 2008-2015”, both streaming Thursday, February 27.