“They can fund millions for bulletproof glass & to reinforce the structure of the school, but students still need books, teachers are still not getting paid.” Tamar Sarai spoke with Advancement Project’s Tyler Whittenberg on the case for police-free schools. prismreports.org/2024/09/24/the…

False narratives about a violent crime wave have been used to justify harmful, regressive policies in KY, such as HB 5. Research shows HB 5 won’t make our communities safer but will cost over $1 billion in the next decade by lengthening sentences and criminalizing poverty.

Today at #NKIP2024, our young people are conspiring together for abolition. Dreaming and ideating and articulating visions of what a world without youth prisons actually looks like, where every young person is free.

Hernando, Mississippi, Washington, D.C., and Miami, Florida - youth in these three locations have recently experienced violence at the hands of police. Read Interrupting Criminalization report and take action now: ow.ly/BaSu50TJ84r

Giving the police immunity

Who uses private school vouchers in Arizona? A ProPublica analysis reveals that the poorer the ZIP code, the less often vouchers are being used. The richer, the more. Keep this out of Kentucky by voting NO on Amendment 2. propublica.org/article/arizon…

Nebraska Supreme Court: Nebraskans with felony convictions can 'immediately' register to vote omaha.com/news/state-reg…

With so much talk of school vouchers this election season, see what it really does to our public schools and how to fight back against bad policies with us Advancement Project

Jason registered in Omaha shortly after the Nebraska Supreme Court decision requiring elections officials to let Nebraskans with past felony convictions register to vote. "I'm going to be trying to get everybody I can to register [...] because this is a really big deal."

We’re SOOOOO close to hitting 1000 signatures! campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/shut…

Y’all don’t take your vote for granted.

Virginia knew better. Advancement Project continues to support our partners on the ground who fight against voter suppression. Great win!

Awful ruling by an awful court. 5th Circuit is the most extreme federal appellate court in the nation. Not coincidentally, it presides over highest % of residents of color of any circuit. It was already incredibly hostile to voting rights before Trump appointed six of its judges.

BREAKING: Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid apnews.com/article/breonn…

The right decision

STOP SCHOOL CLOSURES 🗣️ Let’s keep this fight going - together, we are stronger. Make sure to click this link to tell the DPS Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Marrero to stop closing our schools and instead start funding them! actionnetwork.org/letters/dps-do…

BREAKING: A brave Kentucky woman filed a lawsuit—Mary Poe v. Russell Coleman—today to restore abortion access in the Commonwealth on behalf of herself and all Kentuckians who are pregnant and seeking abortion.  bit.ly/poevcoleman

BREAKING: The House just rejected a bill that could have given the Trump administration the power to crush dissent and go after political enemies. This is a victory for all our right to speak truth to power.

Ten years ago today, a White supremacist entered Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. and killed nine innocent people. In memory of those we lost on that tragic day, we must continue the fight for justice against racial violence and for safer communities.

The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti. Let’s be clear: gender-affirming care is care. Trans youth deserve safety, support, and the freedom to grow into who they are on their own terms.