Sentences with phrase «overhauling school discipline policy»

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De Blasio's school discipline overhaul is drawing fire from the teachers union and parents who say the city hasn't done enough to back up the new policies that prompted a huge drop in student suspensions.

Supt. John Deasy and the board have together brought an unrelenting focus on poor children of color and there has been much progress as a result of his leadership including increased graduation and attendance rates, increases in the numbers of African American and Latino students taking Advanced Placement courses and exams, and reduced suspensions along with an overhaul of the school discipline policy.

The Obama Administration coerced schools nationwide to overhaul their discipline policies.

In 2007, Baltimore hired a new school CEO, Andres Alonso, who worked to overhaul the district's discipline policies.

Concerned about the high numbers of student suspensions, state school board members are proposing an overhaul of discipline codes that would move away from zero - tolerance policies.