Beyond the Ban — from edtrust.org; with thanks to Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle, for this resource
Excerpt:
Each toolkit analyzes state policy to answer eight equity questions:
- Does the state offer state financial aid to currently and formerly incarcerated students?
- Does the state provide sentence reduction credit for incarcerated students enrolled in higher education courses?
- Does the state provide incentives and resources to colleges that enroll and support currently and formerly incarcerated students?
- Does the state have a streamlined process for currently incarcerated students to access documents to retrieve their state identification?
- Does the state allow formerly incarcerated students to access federal support for basic needs like food, housing, and health care?
- Does the state ban higher education institutions from asking about criminal history on admissions applications?
- Does the state ban employers from asking about criminal history on job applications?
- Do currently and formerly incarcerated individuals have the right to vote in the state?