The School-to-Prison Pipeline Gets Its First-Ever Airing in the Senate

Julianne Hing @ ColorLines - Despite all the outrage the school-to-prison pipeline stirs, it rarely gets the attention it demands in national policy discussions. But after years of aggressive agitating and advocacy, the topic is inching its way into the limelight. On Wednesday, Congress finally noticed, too. For the first time, the school-to-prison pipeline was the focus of a Senate hearing.  Read more.