Access to restorative practices is inequitable: schools with more Black and economically disadvantaged students show lower restorative practice utilization¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Even after controlling for school-level factors, schools with higher proportions of Black and/or economically disadvantaged students evidenced lower restorative practice utilization. → Darling-Hammond 2023 q2 i? Even within a given school, restorative practice exposure is lower for Black students and students from low-income families. → Darling-Hammond 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Darling-Hammond 2023¶

Darling-Hammond, S. (2023). Fostering belonging, transforming schools: The impact of restorative practices. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/169.703

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School-level regression analysis of restorative practice utilization (Figure 13 relates schoolwide demographics to utilization) reported in the report's access findings, with school-level controls as printed.

"Even after controlling for a range of other school-level factors, schools with higher proportions of Black students and/or economically disadvantaged students evidenced lower levels of restorative practice utilization."

Darling-Hammond 2023 (2)¶

Darling-Hammond, S. (2023). Fostering belonging, transforming schools: The impact of restorative practices. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/169.703

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Student-level analyses reported in the implications section, stating within-school exposure disparities for Black and low-income students in the report's own words.

"The analyses presented in this report indicate that, even within a given school, restorative practice exposure is lower for Black students and students from low-income families (two groups that are particularly at risk of exposure to exclusionary discipline)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Shifting to restorative practices reduced exclusionary discipline and its racial disparities while improving climate and achievement — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Districts serving higher shares of Black, Hispanic/Latino, and economically disadvantaged students had significantly lower teacher certification rates — related
• TRP teachers who changed schools within their district tended to move to schools with similar low-income shares, a lower percentage of black students, and higher achievement — related
• Schools that increased restorative practice utilization saw declines in misbehavior, gang membership, victimization, depressive symptoms, and substance abuse, and improvements in GPA and climate — related
• Restorative practices reduce exclusionary discipline and misbehavior and improve school climate, safety, and achievement, though implementation requires sustained investment — related