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Rumberger, Russell W.; Losen, Daniel J. – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2016
School suspension rates have been rising since the early 1970s, especially for children of color. One body of research has demonstrated that suspension from school is harmful to students, as it increases the risk of retention and school dropout. Another has demonstrated that school dropouts impose huge social costs on their states and localities,…
Descriptors: Discipline, Suspension, Costs, Dropouts
Losen, Daniel J.; Martinez, Tia Elena – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2013
In this first of a kind breakdown of data from over 26,000 U.S. middle and high schools, the authors estimate that well over two million students were suspended during the 2009-2010 academic year. This means that one out of every nine secondary school students was suspended at least once during that year. As other studies demonstrate, the vast…
Descriptors: Suspension, Secondary School Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Dress Codes
Losen, Daniel J.; Martinez, Tia Elena – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2013
In this first of a kind breakdown of data from over 26,000 U.S. middle and high schools, the authors estimate that well over two million students were suspended during the 2009-2010 academic year. This means that one out of every nine secondary school students was suspended at least once during that year. As other studies demonstrate, the vast…
Descriptors: Suspension, Dress Codes, Student Behavior, School Buildings