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Join us for a Special Webinar! Before the Pipeline Starts- Preschool Discipline, Race, & Disability Rights

  • 1.  Join us for a Special Webinar! Before the Pipeline Starts- Preschool Discipline, Race, & Disability Rights

    Posted 4 days ago
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    I'm excited to invite you to a special webinar our Community of Practice is hosting in partnership with the Center for Racial and Disability Justice (CRDJ):
    Before the Pipeline Starts: Preschool Discipline, Race & Disability Rights
    Monday, April 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM CST · Live on Zoom
    This conversation lives at the intersection so many of us work in every day. Black preschoolers are 17% of enrollment but 31% of suspensions. Children with disabilities are 24% of enrollment but 62% of expulsions. The law exists to protect these children - and yet the data tells us the law alone has not been enough.
    I'll be joined by Jordyn Jensen of CRDJ and Dr. Deidre D. Jones, whose work on expulsion and discipline in early childhood has shaped so much of our thinking.
    This is the kind of conversation the IESJ CoP was built for - one that names the intersection, grounds us in the data, and sends us back into our work with something useful.
    I hope to see you there.


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    Ashley Watts, EdD
    IESJ CoP Facilitator
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  • 2.  RE: Join us for a Special Webinar! Before the Pipeline Starts- Preschool Discipline, Race, & Disability Rights

    Posted 3 days ago

    Thank you for the invite!  I shared on my nonprofit's slack space!  



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    Kesha Harris
    President/CoFounder/Board Member
    Illinois Families for Early Intervention, Inc.
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