A Different Kind of Discipline

A Different Kind of Discipline

In February, Mayor Bill de Blasio initiated a reform to the New York educational code, which requires school superintendents to get permission from the Department of Education in order to give out suspensions for “insubordination,” or defiance of authority. De Blasio...
Two Paths to Justice

Two Paths to Justice

Many teenagers who get caught shoplifting or in possession of marijuana are probably not hardened criminals– not yet, at least. However, after a tour through the juvenile justice system, there is one thing they will have—a criminal record.  Many experts say that may...