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New SPLC report: Agenda 21 conspiracy theories spread by extremists, politicians pose real dangers
04/13/2014
Agenda 21, a nonbinding United Nations global sustainability plan signed by the United States more than 20 years ago, is being used by extremists and mainstream politicians to stoke fears and stifle rational policymaking across the country, according to an SPLC report released today.


Press Release
Kentucky tobacco farm fined after SPLC files safety complaint on behalf of guest workers and U.S. workers
04/09/2014
A state worker safety agency has fined a Kentucky farm and ordered it to improve safety precautions for employees who were climbing rotting barn rafters to hang tobacco.


Press Release
SPLC demands Alabama school district end discriminatory practices
04/08/2014
The SPLC demanded today that the superintendent of Fort Payne, Ala., schools end discriminatory enrollment practices after a Latino student was turned away from a high school and missed almost a semester.


Press Release
Teaching Tolerance recognizes 76 schools for Mix It Up at Lunch Day efforts
04/08/2014
The schools recognized today by the SPLC created their own unique and exemplary activities to help break down social barriers and foster respect among students.


Commentary
Mississippi takes historic step to reform criminal justice system
By Jody Owens II, Managing Attorney - Mississippi
03/31/2014
Legislation signed by Mississippi’s governor will help reduce the state’s prison population and make sentencing more equitable; many drug offenders will get treatment instead of prison terms.


Commentary
Stories from the field: Alabama’s school ‘choice’ law offers no real choice for many disadvantaged children
By Kristen Anderson
03/30/2014
Children left behind in Alabama’s Black Belt region deserve more than education tax credits their families can’t use. An SPLC advocate wants lawmakers to look “endemic poverty” in the face.


Press Release
Teaching Tolerance publishes guide for teaching the civil rights movement
03/27/2014
In the wake of a report that found state expectations for teaching the civil rights movement remain woefully inadequate, the SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project today issued a guide designed to help teachers and school leaders ensure their lessons about the movement are robust and meaningful to students.


Press Release
SPLC settlement helps Alabama school district cut suspensions 30 percent
03/26/2014
The SPLC represented six students in a Gulf Coast school system where minor rules violations resulted in long-term suspensions. Now, new procedures are making a big difference.


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SPLC testifies about worker abuse in U.S. meatpacking, poultry plants
03/25/2014
The human rights of U.S. meat and poultry workers are being routinely violated in plants where workers suffer crippling injuries because of excessive work speeds allowed by the federal government, the SPLC testified today.

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