Hot Equity Issues 🔥

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
—Margaret Mead

• Texas Moves Forward with Cuts of Therapy Services for Disabled Children
  The Texas Tribune
  November 28, 2016
• Feds Order Texas to Comply with Special Ed Laws
  Chron
  October 4, 2016
• Denied
  Houston Chronicle
  September 10, 2016
  In 2004, Texas arbitrarily decided what percentage of students should get special education services. Today, tens of thousands of children are paying the price.
• Texas Judge Sanctions Child Protective Services for ‘Groundless’ Removal of Child
  Breitbart
  September 2, 2016
• Half of Texas Child Protective Services’ 10 regional directors are Fired or Retire
  Dallas News
  August 30, 2016
• Federal Judge: Texas Foster Care System Violates Children’s Rights
  The Texas Tribune
  December 17, 2015
• FBISD Addresses Disproportionate Disciplining of African Americans
  Community Impact Magazine
  June 3, 2015
• FBISD Hosts Meeting to Discuss District’s Stance on Truancy
  Click2Houston
  May 13, 2015
• FBISD, County and Courts sued over Truancy program
  Fort Bend Star
  May 9, 2015
• After Criticism, FBISD Halts Criminal Truancy Cases
  Houston Chronicle
  April 27, 2015
• Disciplining of Black Students an Issue in Fort Bend ISD
  Houston Chronicle
  January 17, 2015
• Black Preschoolers More Likely to Face Suspension
  NBC News
  March 21, 2014
  Black students are more likely to be suspended from U.S. public schools — even as tiny preschoolers.
• Education Under Arrest
  PBS
  March 26, 2013
  Tavis Smiley takes his cameras to Washington State, Louisiana, Missouri and California to present a narrative of what is working on the frontlines of reform in juvenile justice.
• Too Important To Fail
  PBS
  September 13, 2011
  In the fifth installment of Tavis Smiley Reports, Tavis investigates the root causes of the increased dropout rate among teenagers, specifically among Black teenage males, as well as what can be done and is being done to reverse this.
• One-Way Tickets
  Fort Bend Weekly
  November 13, 2013
  A revamp state law seeks to stop flood of misdemeanor charges being filed against students for minor problems; research shows poor black students ticketed more than other groups.