Asheville + North Carolina News
“North Carolina courts sentence some juveniles to life behind bars. Should that change? Some legislators think so.”
“Buncombe County passes ‘racial equity plan’ to address racism and racial disparities”
“Korey Wise of the exonerated Central Park Five talks prison pipeline in Asheville”
“Equity in education: Buncombe leaders grapple with how to close the learning gap“
“Learning center receives activity packs designed to help bridge the achievement gap“
“Police step up presence at Asheville High School/SILSA after rumor of threat”
“Asheville City Schools seeks changes to desegregation order”
https://mountainx.com/news/asheville-city-schools-seeks-changes-to-desegregation-order/
“Buncombe County’s Teen Court tailors justice to first-time offenders”
https://mountainx.com/news/back-on-track/
National News
“Live Discussion: When Schools Call Police on Kids”
“New Leader Pushes Teachers’ Union to Take On Social Justice Role”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/politics/teachers-union-becky-pringle.html
“Ed Talk: [Mis]understanding the school-to-prison pipeline”
https://www.arlnow.com/2021/12/09/ed-talk-misunderstanding-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/
“Black Educators Closing Equity Gaps for African American Students and Teachers“
“There Is No One Answer to Over-Policing and Mass Incarceration — There Are Many“
