School absenteeism policies may be a key driver of racial disparities in students’ juvenile court involvement, according to a new study.
Restorative Practices: Reducing Suspensions in Pittsburgh
Catherine Augustine, director of the RAND Corporation’s Pittsburgh Office, discusses one of the first ever rigorous evaluations of restorative practice in a city school district.
The Effect of School Suspensions on Life Outcomes
Janet Rosenbaum, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, joins CPRE senior researcher Abigail Gray to discuss the short- and long-term impacts of school suspensions.
The Effect of State Zero Tolerance Laws on Discipline Issues
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Assistant Professor F. Chris Curran walks listeners through the history of U.S. zero tolerance laws and their links to racial disparities and inconsistent reduction of problematic behaviors.