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Category Research & Reports
Demanding Parent Love and Accountability in Our Schools (2017)
How South LA Parents Exposed the Unfinished Work of Discipline Reform—and Reclaimed Their Place as Equal Partners What This Report Is and Why It Matters “How can you love the kids, but hate the parents?” That question—posed by South Los…
Are We Ready to #MeetTheMoment? (2015)
Why Policy Wins Aren’t Enough—and What It Takes to Build a Culture of Dignity in South LA Schools What This Report Is and Why It Matters A student can be removed from school without ever being “suspended.” A parent can…
2013 School Discipline Policy and School Climate Bill of Rights
The LAUSD Board Resolution That Ended Willful Defiance Suspensions and Established Students’ Right to Alternatives What This Policy Is and Why It Matters On May 14, 2013, the LAUSD Board of Education adopted one of the most significant school discipline…
CADRE Years in Review: 2010–2012
Twelve Years of Parent Power and the Movement Still Rising What This Report Is and Why It Matters CADRE’s Years in Review: 2010–2012 is the organization’s first bi-annual impact report, a milestone document that steps back from individual campaigns to…
Demanding Dignity in Our Schools Report (2012)
School discipline disparities in South LA have pushed generations of Black students out of classrooms—often without documentation, accountability, or notice to families. In South Los Angeles, a child could be removed from their classroom for hours—or sent home entirely—and no…
Redefining Dignity in our Schools (2010)
How South LA Parents Exposed the Gap Between Discipline Reform Promises and Reality What This Report Is and Why It Matters In South Los Angeles, families were told that a new discipline policy would finally move schools away from punishment…
Perfecting Our Union: Human Rights Success Stories from Across the United States
A National Spotlight on How South LA Parents Used Human Rights to Transform School Discipline What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2010, the U.S. Human Rights Fund published Perfecting Our Union: Human Rights Success Stories from Across…
Defending Dignity in School Discipline (2007)
How Parents and Youth Exposed Punitive School Cultures—and Demanded a Human Rights Response in South LA What This Report Is and Why It Matters Before the phrase school-to-prison pipeline entered the national conversation, Black and Brown students in South Los…
Centering Human Rights Through Parent Power: A Training Manual for Organizers (2007)
How South LA Parents Claimed Education as a Human Right—and Built the Skills to Demand Accountability What This Report Is and Why It Matters Before policy wins. Before board votes. Before headlines about discipline reform. There was parent education. Centering…
Reclaiming Dignity in LAUSD School Discipline: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (2007)
How a Promising Policy Aimed to Transform School Discipline—and Why Accountability Still Matters What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2007, the Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) adopted a sweeping Discipline Foundation Policy centered on School-Wide Positive Behavior…