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MEE was hired by the civil rights advocacy group, The
Advancement Project, to conduct qualitative, focus group
research over a two-month period, with African American
and Caucasian parents and African American, Latino and
Caucasian teachers for the Advancement Project's
Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Project. Fourteen
(14) focus groups were conducted in Philadelphia, PA;
Jefferson County, CO; Jackson, MS; Houston, TX; and Miami,
FL. The overall purpose of the research was to identify
messages and strategies that can be used to motivate
parents and teachers to advocate for changes in school
disciplinary policies. The findings from this research
were used to inform The Advancement Project and its community
partners as they prepared a strategic communications
plan to launch local advocacy campaigns designed to bolster
existing efforts related to the Ending the Schoolhouse
to Jailhouse Project.
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