“In 2007, the U.S. spent over twice as much on each prisoner than on each public student, at $22,650 and $10,178
respectively.” *
EDUCATE OR INCARCERATE?
What: School to Prison Pipeline: Educate or Incarcerate
When: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Silsby 028
Join Assistant Dean T. M. Mosley, Professor Holcombe of the Education department, and Jessica Guthrie '10 for a presentation and discussion on the economic and human capital drain
caused by the “School-to-Prison Pipeline,” a trend in which America's children are pushed out of schools and into the criminal justice system.
Featuring:
Jessica Guthrie '10, Manager of Teacher & Leadership Development, Teach For America
Rebecca Holcombe, Professor of Education, Dartmouth College
T. M. Mosley, Assistant Dean, Office of Pluralism and Leadership
*Source: Justice Policy Institute, Pruning Prisons: How Cutting Corrections Can Save Money and Protect Public Safety. (2009) and U.S. Department
of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011). Digest of Education Statistics, 2010 (NCES 2011-015), Table
188 and Chapter 2 .
Sponsored By:
Teach For America
Cosponsored By:
Chi Heorot, Afro-American Society, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Men of Color Alliance, Student Assembly, Students
For Education Reform, the NAACP, and Native Americans at Dartmouth