What in the name of reasonable policy solutions is wrong with the school officials, police departments, and juvenile justice systems operating the school-to-prison pipeline in east Mississippi? In a letter to state and local officials in Lauderdale County and the city of Meridian, the U.S. Department of Justice rebuked officials over the local school discipline policies for their egregious violations of students' rights.

Susan Howe, a lifelong teacher in Wisconsin's public schools, has witnessed the heartbreaking disparities in access to educational resources and opportunities in her state firsthand. Here, she tells the touching stories of two new young teachers, her niece and her son, and how the disparities between their districts led one to succeed and one to resign.