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CADRE Strategic Plan 2026–2030: Building More Power
In the face of a rising anti-Black, anti-immigrant political moment, CADRE’s answer remains what it has always been: build more power. What This Plan Is and Why It Matters In
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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A Parent-Led Victory in the Fight to End Pushout in Los Angeles Schools
How South LA Parents Organized Their Way to a Landmark LAUSD Policy Victory What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2007, something extraordinary happened in the second largest
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LAUSD Discipline Foundation Policy Attachments: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
The Practical Tools That Were Supposed to Turn a Historic Policy Into Practice and Why Parent Accountability Still Matters What This Resource Is and Why It Matters When LAUSD adopted
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More Education. Less Suspension. A Call to Action to Stop the Pushout Crisis in South Los Angeles
Parent-Led Human Rights Documentation That Exposed the Pushout Crisis Hidden Behind LAUSD’s Dropout Numbers What This Report Is and Why It Matters In June 2006, CADRE released More Education. Less
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We Interrupt This Crisis—with Our Side of the Story: Relationships Between South Los Angeles Parents and Schools (2004)
When South LA Parents Told Their Story to the Schools That Weren’t Listening What This Report Is and Why It Matters In October 2004, CADRE and the Justice Matters Institute
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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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
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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
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LAUSD Discipline Foundation Policy Attachments: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
The Practical Tools That Were Supposed to Turn a Historic Policy Into Practice and Why Parent Accountability Still Matters What This Resource Is and Why It Matters When LAUSD adopted
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More Education. Less Suspension. A Call to Action to Stop the Pushout Crisis in South Los Angeles
Parent-Led Human Rights Documentation That Exposed the Pushout Crisis Hidden Behind LAUSD’s Dropout Numbers What This Report Is and Why It Matters In June 2006, CADRE released More Education. Less
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
A Parent-Led Victory in the Fight to End Pushout in Los Angeles Schools
How South LA Parents Organized Their Way to a Landmark LAUSD Policy Victory What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2007, something extraordinary happened in the second largest
Research & Reports
LAUSD Discipline Foundation Policy Attachments: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
The Practical Tools That Were Supposed to Turn a Historic Policy Into Practice and Why Parent Accountability Still Matters What This Resource Is and Why It Matters When LAUSD adopted
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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
Research & Reports
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.
Research & Reports
More Education. Less Suspension. A Call to Action to Stop the Pushout Crisis in South Los Angeles
Parent-Led Human Rights Documentation That Exposed the Pushout Crisis Hidden Behind LAUSD’s Dropout Numbers What This Report Is and Why It Matters In June 2006, CADRE released More Education. Less
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
Research & Reports
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.
Research & Reports
A Parent-Led Victory in the Fight to End Pushout in Los Angeles Schools
How South LA Parents Organized Their Way to a Landmark LAUSD Policy Victory What This Report Is and Why It Matters In 2007, something extraordinary happened in the second largest
Research & Reports
We Interrupt This Crisis—with Our Side of the Story: Relationships Between South Los Angeles Parents and Schools (2004)
When South LA Parents Told Their Story to the Schools That Weren’t Listening What This Report Is and Why It Matters In October 2004, CADRE and the Justice Matters Institute
Research & Reports
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,