With further research focused on these key questions, we may come to better understand the implications of
discipline policy reforms — how they affect suspension use, and also how they change school climate; interactions among students, peers, and teachers; and the academic performance of all students.
We describe the critiques of exclusionary discipline and then examine the research base on which
discipline policy reform rests.
In a new article for Education Next, Matthew Steinberg of the Penn Graduate School of Education and Johanna Lacoe of Mathematica Policy Research document the scope of
discipline policy reform taking place across states and districts nationwide.
In this article, we describe the critiques of exclusionary discipline and then examine the research base on which
discipline policy reform rests.
West Virginia and Philadelphia provide examples of how cooperation between state boards, local law enforcement officials, the mental health community, and educators can lead to success in school
discipline policy reform.
Though the School Climate Bill of Rights was passed in 2013,
discipline policy reform has been in the works in Los Angeles for over a decade.
Not exact matches
The Department of Education announced a series of long - awaited
reforms to the school
discipline code on Friday, including new
policies aimed at lowering suspension rates, and new funding to support restorative justices practices and students in the criminal justice system.
«The Governor's smart and meaningful economic and tax
policy reforms, coupled with responsible fiscal
discipline, is transforming the state's business climate and moving New York into the upper echelon nationally,» he said.
She did not give many specifics, but said the independent monitor would develop
reforms to
policies, training, supervision, monitoring and
discipline.
They started an initiative called Rethinking
Discipline to help districts
reform their
discipline policies.
Based on the author's experiences as a teacher and as an anthropologist, it discusses how both using and anxiously suppressing race labels (being what Pollock calls «colormute») affect everyday and
policy discussions about achievement,
discipline, curriculum,
reform, and educational opportunity.
In their review piece, Steinberg and Lacoe conclude there is insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of common practices and
policies proposed in
discipline reforms, in large part because they have been implemented so recently.
A study by the University of Pennsylvania's Matthew Steinberg and Mathematica's Johanna Lacoe, and published by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, also found a differential response to school
discipline reforms in Philadelphia, with high - poverty schools mostly ignoring the district's new
policy and / or suspending even more students for serious infractions.
And as of the 2015 — 16 school year, 23 of the 100 largest school districts nationwide had implemented
policy reforms requiring nonpunitive
discipline strategies and / or limits to the use of suspensions.
The complex challenges facing 21st - century education require researchers who can collect and analyze information from multiple academic
disciplines — economics, biology, psychology, the arts, history, and more — and translate those findings into transformative ideas for education
policy reform and practice.
We've worked to
reform harsh school
discipline policies that push children — overwhelming African American — out of school and into the justice system.
I totally understand and respect why many members of PIE Network would speak up in support of the Obama - era
policy on school
discipline reform.
In a recent speech, Hillary Clinton embraced the Obama administration's efforts to
reform school
discipline policies that rely heavily on suspension and expulsion, noting that these
policies disproportionately affect black students.
Second, Black argues, although the Bloomberg piece touches on a truth by asserting that simply stopping or limiting suspensions can harm students» education, this occurs when a school does not at the same time
reform its
discipline policies based on positive behavioral support and programs based in restorative practices.
Oakland Kids First accomplishments include winning: a Meaningful Student Engagement
policy and office within OUSD (2006); an increase in funding from 2.5 % to 3.0 % for OFCY (2008); a Code of Respect
policy reforming discipline at three sites (2013), and a number of other victories that improved retention rates, lowered suspensions and fostered greater connections to school.
However, the Philadelphia district's implementation of
discipline reform underscores the importance of providing proper support and training to effectively implement new
policies and practices so that they have their intended effect.
The American Federation of Teachers also took action following the death of 25 - year - old Freddie Gray, forming a Racial Equity Task Force to outline how the union could move schools away from zero - tolerance
policies,
reform discipline practices, and create more supportive environments for youth, especially young black men.
High - school students attend a circle session at restorative justice class at the Augustus F. Hawkins High School in Los Angeles, which recently
reformed its
discipline policies.
The five enabling factors in the planning and implementation of
discipline reform include: 1) defining the scope of change, 2) creating a vision, 3) driving commitment to change, 4) revising
policies and procedures, and 5) sustaining change.
As such, all the elementary schools in his district have the same curriculum driven by the same comprehensive school
reform model; the same school environment and
discipline policy; and the same way of using Title I and other federal budget dollars.
On January 30, 2018, the senior
policy analyst for K - 12 Education, Erin Roth, provided testimony before the D.C. Council in support of the goals of the Student Fair Access to School Act and the need for
discipline reform.
We'll talk about some local efforts, local successes in school
discipline reform and school
policy reform, and some of the challenges to implementation.»
The clinic offers students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of educational rights and
reform work, including direct representation of youth and families in special education and school
discipline matters, community outreach and education, school
reform litigation, and / or
policy research and advocacy.
It calls for ending the privatization of schools, returning «real community control» to school systems, and advocates sweeping
reform of school
discipline policies.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-2311 to speak with your members of Congress about US ED's approach to school
discipline and how it should handle school
discipline reform and the Obama administration's «Rethink School
Discipline»
policies.
USC Social Work and Public
Policy graduate student Lisa Higuera connects stories from her childhood to today's push for school
discipline reform.
I learned that we are entering an exciting period in school
discipline reform whereby educators,
policy makers, and researchers are beginning to critically appraise their SEL initiatives with and eye toward increasing considerations about equity and culture.