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.
When Jonathan Brice was hired to tackle
school discipline reform in the Baltimore public schools in 2008, about one in five students was being suspended out of school in the 85,000 - student district each year.
Not exact matches
Suitably
reformed theological teaching will be able to hold together
schooling in critical,
disciplined research and
schooling for professional ministry, but only indirectly.
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.
Pressure ramped up
in recent days as City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced that the Council would be stepping
in to initiate
school discipline reform during her State of the City address on Wednesday.
«AISD officials had to struggle with the competing agendas of numerous outside partners such as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and
Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work
in «
Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high
school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that....
Efforts to keep children from dropping out of
school must begin
in the middle grades, a new report advises, and should include
school - based
reforms that enhance achievement, promote self - esteem, and provide personalized, rather than punitive,
discipline.
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.
«Clearly, there is a great need for rigorous evaluation research, which should focus both on the impact of
school discipline reforms and on their potential unintended consequences,» the authors note, emphasizing that reducing suspensions is a starting point
in effective
school discipline reform but that changing
school culture can have «spillover» effects on teachers and peers which raise important questions for further study.
A five - year study by the University of Wisconsin's Center on Organization and Restructuring of
Schools found that structural
school reform only works when (1) students are engaged
in activities that build on prior knowledge and allow them to apply that knowledge to new situations, (2) students use
disciplined inquiry, and (3)
school activities have value beyond
school.
The CPRE study noted
school personnel systematically reported lack of staffing and space as key barriers to implementing the
discipline reform — when they needed to remove students from the classroom but lacked staffing and space for
in -
school options, they continued to rely on out - of -
school suspension.
Two recent studies of
discipline reform in Philadelphia point to the importance of
school context
in implementing a district - mandated
discipline reform, and to the importance of evaluating implementation alongside outcomes.
In any case, the Philadelphia results point to the importance of looking at a range of outcomes beyond
discipline rates by race, and to allowing for heterogeneity at the
school level when studying district - level
reforms.
In a new study, Steinberg and Lacoe use data from Philadelphia schools, relative to counterparts elsewhere in Pennsylvania over the same time period, to study a 2012 district reform restricting the use of exclusionary discipline and emphasizing positive approache
In a new study, Steinberg and Lacoe use data from Philadelphia
schools, relative to counterparts elsewhere
in Pennsylvania over the same time period, to study a 2012 district reform restricting the use of exclusionary discipline and emphasizing positive approache
in Pennsylvania over the same time period, to study a 2012 district
reform restricting the use of exclusionary
discipline and emphasizing positive approaches.
In a series of essays, Michael Petrilli has raised concerns that applying disparate impact theory to school - discipline reform is an unsound overreach by the federal government and will cause chaos in the classroo
In a series of essays, Michael Petrilli has raised concerns that applying disparate impact theory to
school -
discipline reform is an unsound overreach by the federal government and will cause chaos
in the classroo
in the classroom.
In school reform, though, I sometimes think we suffer from a curious malady: too much passion — and a shortage of
disciplined professionalism.
Wrapping these ideologically charged
reforms into an expert national «consensus,» though, forces those who have concerns about these strategies to look askance at the SEL agenda — when it might instead make clear that there's room
in the SEL coalition for those with diverse views on
school discipline and instructional practice.
Just as the education -
reform movement is starting to figure out how to use test - score data
in a more sophisticated way, the Obama administration and its allies
in the civil - rights community want to take us back to the Stone Age on the use of
school -
discipline data.
program thus explicitly recognizes that superintendents, state education policymakers, nonprofit advocates of
school reform, and even private investors are all involved
in enhancing education — and that the leaders
in each sector need to master multiple skills and
disciplines, not just education content.
Now we can add
school discipline reform — especially as it relates to the federal role
in civil rights enforcement — to the list.
AFC also advocates for systemic
reform with respect to
school discipline and the role of New York Police Department personnel
in schools.
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.
School discipline reform has been a topic for debate at PIE Network convenings for the past several years, and should remain so
in the future.
Note:
School discipline reform has been the subject of several articles by Mike Petrilli
in recent weeks.
A recent report from Max Eden of the Manhattan Institute analyzed survey data from New York City and concluded that
discipline reform may be contributing to a deterioration
in school climate.
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.
Effective
schools are characterized by explicit, agreed - upon academic goals for all children; a strong focus on academics; order and
discipline in the classroom; maximum time on learning tasks; and frequent evaluations of student performance — all principles repudiated by the Disney
school and also by many «new» education
reforms.
Council of State Governments Justice Center released a
school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of
school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged
in school and improve student outcomes.
that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of
school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged
in school and improve student outcomes.
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.
Restorative justice interventions or other
discipline reforms may prove to be successful alternatives to out - of -
school suspensions; however, their efficacy has not yet been evaluated
in rigorously designed evaluations.
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.
If you want to get a better sense of the shoddiness of the arguments of opponents of
school discipline reform, especially when it comes to the Department of Education's guidance on reducing the overuse of harsh
school discipline, simply look at the traditional districts represented
in Congress by Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland, who this morning, complained that the four - year - old Dear Colleague letter made
school leaders «afraid» to
discipline children
in their care.
After several congressional leaders — most notably Rep. Barbara Lee of California — roasted U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for continuing to weaken the department's Office for Civil Rights and effectively abandoning the federal role
in protecting the civil rights of poor and minority children, Harris essentially encouraged DeVos (along with the planned commission on
school safety over which she will be chairing) to toss the
school discipline reform measure into the ashbin.
Recognizing the negative effects of exclusionary
discipline,
schools are testing ways if
reforming discipline to create a positive climate
in schools, which also helps allRead More
NEW YORK CITY The fall issue of the Annenberg Institute for
School Reform's Voices in Urban Education is chock - full of powerful essays reflecting on disparities in school discipline and highlighting efforts to reform discipline practices in cities like Denver, Nashville, Oakland and Ch
School Reform's Voices in Urban Education is chock - full of powerful essays reflecting on disparities in school discipline and highlighting efforts to reform discipline practices in cities like Denver, Nashville, Oakland and Ch
Reform's Voices
in Urban Education is chock - full of powerful essays reflecting on disparities
in school discipline and highlighting efforts to reform discipline practices in cities like Denver, Nashville, Oakland and Ch
school discipline and highlighting efforts to
reform discipline practices in cities like Denver, Nashville, Oakland and Ch
reform discipline practices
in cities like Denver, Nashville, Oakland and Chicago.
This has included issuing guidance that effectively stops Office for Civil Rights investigators from looking at three years of past complaints to prove that a district or other
school operators has engaged
in systematic overspending of Black, Latino, and Native children, as well as the hiring of Hans Bader, a vocal opponent of
school discipline reform.
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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 pol
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 pol
School in Los Angeles, which recently
reformed its
discipline policies.
The
school reform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by
school reform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by
reform described
in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing
School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by
School: A Comprehensive Approach to
School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by
School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by
Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces
discipline and off - task behaviors by 75 %.
As state superintendent, I will support safety and
discipline for every
school in Wisconsin, empowering superintendents and principals with the support they need, which will include traveling teams who will participate
in the collaborative
reform efforts.»
The data on the shortcomings of zero - tolerance
discipline is clear and overwhelming, and with increasing regularity and
in increasing numbers
school districts and states are responding to calls for
reform.
Investments
in school districts, Clinton said, will help leaders
reform their
school discipline practices.
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.
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.
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.»
In that report, Eden concludes that the school discipline reform efforts by Bloomberg, de Blasio and their respective chancellors have led to traditional district schools in the Big Apple becoming less safe for teachers and childre
In that report, Eden concludes that the
school discipline reform efforts by Bloomberg, de Blasio and their respective chancellors have led to traditional district
schools in the Big Apple becoming less safe for teachers and childre
in the Big Apple becoming less safe for teachers and children.
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.