”Reading Just Mercy made me realize I have hope... I am more than the worst thing I ever did in my life." Students from 100+ juvenile facilities got the chance to break free from their surroundings, reflect, and hope with our Summer Book Club - mailchi.mp/ceeas/septembe… Equal Justice Initiative

This is just so terrible for kids; racism is the only reason this is still the law in Florida; another example why voting up and down the ballot really matters...Op-ed: It's time for Florida to stop sending kids to adult prisons orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives…

Want to learn what our new name means to us? #BreakFreeEd #BreakFreeEducation

Great news--A new #DialFellowship class. Thank you for making this happen again Emerson Collective.

Early data: less kids get referred to detention w/ remote learning; juvenile crime does not go up. Let's not go backward once we re-open high schools. tinyurl.com/yxdg58jb

BREAKING: Along with our partners Southern Poverty Law Center and @edlawcenterpa, we just released a report detailing the academic credit transfer problems thousands of students face in #juvenilejustice facilities. To read the report, #CreditOverdue: splcenter.org/sites/default/… #educationalequity

We’re sending 2k books to students held in confinement during the holidays thanks to John Legend and freeamerica. who matched our #GivingTuesday donations. We’re grateful for all our supporters! Learn more about John’s criminal justice reform work- follow freeamerica.

Well, this is pretty great news -- I sure hope it sticks. Congress clinches deal to restore Pell grants for prisoners 26 years after ban politi.co/2KCwD7X via POLITICO

Well, this is some pretty bad news. Early on the # of kids locked up went down due to Covid; sadly, that's not holding true; even worse, kids of color getting the worst of it as the system holds onto kids who should be going home - aecf.org/blog/survey-mo…

Some good, clear-cutting news from Massachusetts here: raising the age can go hand-in-hand w/ shrinking the overall # of young people detained, and reduced juvenile crime - x.com/cfjjma/status/…

Wouldn't it be great if all urban school district superintendents took this amount of pride in helping to improve the education of students in secure facilities. Thank you @nolasupt for investing in jj system involved students in NOLA and supporting the work of Travis Hill NOLA

What are restorative practices? Why do we use them at Travis Hill? Restorative Practices Coordinator Vanity Nealy explains how this approach can help build relationships and establish safe and supportive environments for learning.

I sure hope this veto gets overridden in the MD legislature. What a statement by Gov. Hogan-

We are thrilled to report that both chambers of the Maryland legislature voted to override Governor Hogan’s veto and pass the Juvenile Restoration Act! Life without parole is no longer a sentencing option for children in Maryland. #NoChildIsBornBad

Thanks for supporting students held in confinement @mobrowne and for partnering w/ Dwayne Betts, BreakFree Education and Freedom Reads

Tim Siebles on basketball, poetry, finding meaning. Shared with students who are locked up across the country as a part of BreakFree Education's national poetry initiative, #WordsUnlocked, in p'ship with Dwayne Betts and Freedom Reads youtu.be/dQL02a1oKmw

I hope you'll share this out with your networks. This is a great job working with IRAA grantees here in DC.

Looking forward to talking w/ Dwayne Betts on May 4th. Join us by registering at breakfree-ed.org/edupalooza

Henderson Lewis tells us why every superintendent should care about the education of youth in confinement. In this #Edupalooza Talks, he provides deep insight on how his work ensures all students get the education they deserve. Register to listen: breakfree-ed.org/edupalooza.

It was great talking to Superintendent Lewis of NOLA Public Schools for this podcast that will run next week--here's a short clip of my conversation with him.