I had the opportunity to write about this issue in The Times recently, where I focused on recent research that reports how some «high performing charter schools» have
disproportionately high suspension rates as a result of some of the «no excuses» philosophy they practice.
Esther Quintero, a senior policy fellow at the Albert Shanker Institute, a non-profit education think tank, says
the disproportionately high suspension rates for black students could be alleviated by keeping more teachers of color in the classroom.
(Calif.) Past studies have established that, separately, Black children and students with disabilities face
disproportionately high suspension rates.
Not exact matches
The practice was developed five years ago, when administrators noticed that the
suspension rate was
disproportionately high among Latinos.
The most recent 2016 report shows that chronic absence affects 7.3 % of California elementary school students, with
disproportionately high rates of absenteeism and
suspensions for youth of color, as well as low - income, homeless, foster and special education students.
Disproportionately high rates of
suspension were found by George Joseph in his September piece for the Atlantic.
For the third priority, discipline guidance, Bradley explains the societal impact of the
disproportionately high suspension and dropout
rates among poor and minority students.
In recent years, the focus has shifted to use more positive approaches to reduce chronic absenteeism and
suspension rates, which have been
disproportionately high among at - risk youth, including foster youth and students of color.
AFC Testifies on the Draft NYC Discipline Code, January 25, 2017 AFC testified before the NYC Department of Education Office of Safety and Youth Development on the draft citywide discipline code, urging the DOE to continue to reform our school disciplinary system to help students stay in school and reduce the
disproportionately high rates of
suspension experienced by black students and students with disabilities.