At racially/ethnically diverse schools, African American boys are suspended at about 13 percentage points higher rates than other students in the same school¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Within-school disparities exist: at schools with racial/ethnic diversity, suspension rates for African American boys are about 13 percentage points higher than for other students attending the same school. → Sartain 2014

Evidence¶

Sartain 2014¶

Sartain, L., Allensworth, E., & Porter, S. (2014). Suspending Chicago's Students: Differences in Discipline across Schools. UChicago Consortium. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/suspending-chicagos-students-differences-discipline-practices-across-schools

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Observational within-school comparison of suspension rates across student groups in Chicago. The report finds African American boys suspended at about 13 percentage points higher rates than other students at the same diverse schools, indicating disparities beyond school composition alone.

"At schools that have racial/ethnic diversity, suspension rates for African American boys are about 13 percentage points higher than the suspension rates for other students who attend the same school."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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