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In many of our schools, students arrive for an education, but leave with a record. As a result of the students who are being arrested as opposed to being sent to the principal's office, the school-to-prison pipeline has become a serious issue across our nation. Many students who receive a criminal record from school offenses have their future dreams jeopardized, and the suspensions from school contribute to high dropout rates. Kelisa Wing is a product of inner city schools and has experienced the belief gap first hand. As a public speaker, writer, and advocate for eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline, it is her personal mission to raise awareness on this serious issue and the need to eliminate the pipeline. Promises and Possibilities offers practical ways to deconstruct the pipeline from home to the classroom while offering anecdotes about equity from respected educators and State Teachers of the Year from across the country. Promises and Possibilities challenges educators to choose restoration over criminalization so that we can dismantle the pipeline once and for all!

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Kelisa Wing is an Assistant Principal in New York. In 2017, she was selected as a State Teacher of the Year and honored with the Outstanding Alumnae Award from University of Maryland University College. Wing is the founder of Squad Up for Education, Inc., which was birthed through her vision of creating partnerships with parents and community members to ensure that students can be successful. She writes for Education Post, the Association of Supervision Curriculum and Development (ASCD) In Service, ASCD Express, and is the author of the memoir Weeds and Seeds: How to Stay Positive in the Midst of Life's Storms Kelisa holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Maryland University College, a Master's Degree in Education and an Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix, and is currently working on her Doctoral Degree. Kelisa lives in New York with her husband and children.

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