Gregory, A., Skiba, R. J., & Noguera, P. A. (2010). The achievement gap and the discipline gap: Two sides of the same coin? Educational Researcher, 39(1), 59-68. The gap in achievement across racial and ethnic groups has been a focus of education research for decades, but the disproportionate suspension and… Continue Reading The Achievement Gap and the Discipline Gap: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Expulsion and Suspension Rates (ESR)
Assessing the Odds: Disproportional Discipline Practices and Implications for Educational Stakeholders
Scott, M. E., Butler, B. R., Lewis, C. W., & Moore, J. L. (2012). Assessing the odds: Disproportional discipline practices and implications for educational stakeholders. The Journal of Negro Education, 81(1), 11-24. One frequently held assumption found within the school discipline literature suggests that students of color- particularly African American,… Continue Reading Assessing the Odds: Disproportional Discipline Practices and Implications for Educational Stakeholders
Suspensions and Expulsions of Male and Black Students: A Study of the Causes of Disproportionality
Bennett, C., & Harris, J. J. (1982). Suspensions and Expulsions of Male and Black Students: A Study of the Causes of Disproportionality. Urban Education, 16(4), 399-423. Black students are suspended far more often than white students. The extent of disproportion depends largely upon school and staff characteristics. Full article can be found… Continue Reading Suspensions and Expulsions of Male and Black Students: A Study of the Causes of Disproportionality