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Suspending Hope
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Willoughby, Brian – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies and practices. They are finding that promoting positive behavior choices rather than punishing the negative is leading to higher graduation rates, especially among students of color. In the 2003-2004 academic year, Baltimore City Public Schools recorded 26,000 suspensions. Six…
Descriptors: Suspension, Behavior Problems, Graduation Rate, Zero Tolerance Policy
Suspending Hope
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Willoughby, Brian – Teaching Tolerance, 2012
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies and practices. They are finding that promoting positive behavior choices rather than punishing the negative is leading to higher graduation rates, especially among students of color. In the 2003-2004 academic year, Baltimore City Public Schools recorded 26,000 suspensions. Six…
Descriptors: Suspension, School Culture, Graduation Rate, Zero Tolerance Policy