Not exact matches
The report, which used data from the State Education Department, also
found that
suspension rates are
higher in districts with charters.
Its
findings bolster the research - based consensus that
suspensions predict lower achievement,
higher drop out
rates, and greater risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system.
In my research on teacher - student race match and student discipline, we
find that black students (who by far experience the
highest rates of
suspensions and expulsions) who have a same - race teacher are less likely to experience exclusionary discipline.
Evidence from Arkansas and elsewhere indicates that the discipline disparities
found at the district level are often driven by sky -
high suspension rates in a handful of
high - poverty schools.
The UCLA Civil Rights Project (PDF, 30.3 MB) has
found that schools with
high suspension rates are less safe, less equitable, and have lower academic outcomes.
hat Green's article does not cover at all is this: the
highest school
suspension and expulsion
rates for students of color can often be
found in the Twin Cities» ever - expanding landscape of highly segregated charter schools.
Summary: A new study looking at the costs associated with suspending students in California
finds that taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars each year due to the impact of
suspensions, which can lower the
high school graduation
rate.
But what Green's article does not cover at all is this: the
highest school
suspension and expulsion
rates for students of color can often be
found in the Twin Cities» ever - expanding landscape of highly segregated charter schools.
In Los Angeles,
suspension rates vary school - to - school: The study
found 54
high schools with large
suspension numbers, but the district also had 81
high schools with low
suspension rates.
DCP's
high rate of
suspension for minor offenses seems highly questionable in light of recent research
findings on suspending minorities.
Joseph
found disturbingly
high rates of
suspensions in charters in New York City, Boston, and Washington, and charter schools made up the majority (and sometimes nearly all) of the schools with the
highest rates.
Disproportionately
high rates of
suspension were
found by George Joseph in his September piece for the Atlantic.
A 2013 study by Robert Balfanz, a leading researcher at Johns Hopkins University on indicators of
high school graduation,
found that a single
suspension in the 9th grade correlates with a doubling of the dropout
rate, and tripling of the chances that a child will end up in the juvenile justice system.
We need to challenge those districts that have
high rates of
suspension and inequitable treatment of their students to
find similar solutions, and provide them with the resources and training they need to implement them.
[13] Reporters
found that most out - of - school
suspensions (in terms of days of
suspension) are not officially reported at the seven DCPS
high schools they examined; at one
high school, the
rate of
suspensions that were officially recorded was as low as seven percent.
The GAO
found that
suspension and expulsion
rates for charters in the District were significantly
higher than national
rates.
That said, researchers
found that in - school
suspension rates have nearly doubled among African American
high school students during the study period.
An analysis conducted by Attendance Works
found that chronic absence in first grade predicted later chronic absence, poor academic performance and
higher suspension rates in the sixth grade.
Overall, we
found this RAV4 to be a fun - to - drive urban runabout thanks to its precise
suspension tuning and
high fuel economy
ratings.
Summary: A new study looking at the costs associated with suspending students in California
finds that taxpayers are on the hook for billions of dollars each year due to the impact of
suspensions, which can lower the
high school graduation
rate.