This is what's known as the "school-to-prison pipeline." The United States now has the world's highest incarceration rate, and the number of juveniles in detention has swelled in recent decades. In the United States, more black men ages 18 to 24 live in prison cells than college dorm rooms, according to U.S. Census data.The author argues that this effect is built into the system of Zero Tolerance Education, and presents some positive alternatives for dealing with behavioral problems.
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Zero-Tolerance Education Policies Are Destroying Young People's Lives
Click here to access article by Gara LaMarche from AlterNet.