Zero Tolerance = More School Discipline. Especially for minority students and boys. What's going on in Kansas City's public schools?
The KC Education Enterprise will publish a series of articles focusing on civil rights and school discipline in the Kansas City metropolitan area. We will be investigating records on the local, state and federal levels as well as seeking interviews with students and educators. According to a recent report released by the federal government, minority students -- especially boys -- experience more than their fair share of harsh discipline in the public school system. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has described this as a civil rights issue. We plan to localize this important story, seeing how it plays out in each of the 28 districts we cover. All 28 articles will be published on our education policy news site. Our hope is that this information will be of value to policy makers, school districts, parents and students in our community and will lead to positive change.
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- Website: kceducationenterprise.org
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All contributors will receive the opportunity to submit an article or editorial on an education topic for possible publication in the KC Education Enterprise. In addition, contributors of $10-24 will receive a public "thank you" on our site. We appreciate your support for independent, objective education news writing in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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All contributors will receive the opportunity to submit an article or editorial on an education topic for possible publication in the KC Education Enterprise plus a public "thank you" on our site. In addition, contributors of $25-49 will receive a Professional Reporter's Notebook. Traditionally journalists have preferred these pocket-size pads with lines spaced for shorthand. We appreciate your support for independent, objective education news writing in the Kansas City metropolitan area. (If your reward is to be shipped outside the United States, please add $8 to help cover the cost of international shipping.)
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All contributors will receive the opportunity to submit an article or editorial on an education topic for possible publication in the KC Education Enterprise plus a public "thank you" on our site. In addition, contributors of $50-249 will receive a Professional Reporter's Notebook and a ballpoint pen printed with the KC Education Enterprise logo, an image of antique typewriter keys. We appreciate your support for independent, objective education news writing in the Kansas City metropolitan area. (If your reward is to be shipped outside the United States, please add $8 to help cover the cost of international shipping.)
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All contributors will receive the opportunity to submit an article or editorial for possible publication in the KC Education Enterprise plus a public "thank you" on our site. In addition, contributors of $250 or more will receive the Professional Reporter's Notebook, ballpoint pen and a T-shirt bearing the KC Education Enterprise logo. We appreciate your support for independent, objective education news writing in the Kansas City metropolitan area. (If the reward is to be shipped outside the United States, please add $8 to cover the cost of international shipping.)
Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
