Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps

Although studies on school suspensions focus on the disproportionate number of Black students receiving them, policy changes reducing suspensions offer new insights into the racial gap. Using annual school-level data from the Chicago Public Schools (2012–2016), I evaluate how a suspension reduction...

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Main Author: Trinidad, Jose Eos R
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.is-faculty-pubs-10042020-05-20T07:42:03Z Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps Trinidad, Jose Eos R Although studies on school suspensions focus on the disproportionate number of Black students receiving them, policy changes reducing suspensions offer new insights into the racial gap. Using annual school-level data from the Chicago Public Schools (2012–2016), I evaluate how a suspension reduction policy affected the number of students receiving suspensions, and the suspension gaps between majority Black schools and other schools. I find that the policy reduced overall suspensions but still preserved racial suspension gaps. I argue how structural limitations and functional alternatives played important roles in these consequences, and how this suggests the importance of contextual factors in assisting structural changes. 2018-10-01T07:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/is-faculty-pubs/5 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13613324.2018.1538119 Interdisciplinary Studies Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Suspension discipline Chicago Public Schools racial bias Education Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Educational Methods
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
country Philippines
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topic Suspension
discipline
Chicago Public Schools
racial bias
Education
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational Methods
spellingShingle Suspension
discipline
Chicago Public Schools
racial bias
Education
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Educational Methods
Trinidad, Jose Eos R
Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
description Although studies on school suspensions focus on the disproportionate number of Black students receiving them, policy changes reducing suspensions offer new insights into the racial gap. Using annual school-level data from the Chicago Public Schools (2012–2016), I evaluate how a suspension reduction policy affected the number of students receiving suspensions, and the suspension gaps between majority Black schools and other schools. I find that the policy reduced overall suspensions but still preserved racial suspension gaps. I argue how structural limitations and functional alternatives played important roles in these consequences, and how this suggests the importance of contextual factors in assisting structural changes.
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author Trinidad, Jose Eos R
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title Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
title_short Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
title_full Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
title_fullStr Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
title_full_unstemmed Structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
title_sort structural limitations and functional alternatives reducing suspensions and preserving racial suspension gaps
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2018
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/is-faculty-pubs/5
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13613324.2018.1538119
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