Serious incidents of student misconduct increased in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform¶
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Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2021: local conditions change quickly
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q3 i? Serious incidents of student misconduct increased after the reform limited suspensions for nonviolent misconduct. → Johanna Lacoe 2018
Evidence¶
Johanna Lacoe 2018¶
Johanna Lacoe, Matthew P. Steinberg. (2018). Rolling Back Zero Tolerance: The Effect of Discipline Policy Reform on Suspension Usage and Student Outcomes. Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 93, issue 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/rolling-back-zero-tolerance-the-effect-of-discipline-policy-reform-on-suspension-usage-and-student doi:10.1080/0161956x.2018.1435047
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Difference-in-differences analysis of Philadelphia's 2012-2013 discipline reform finds that "serious incidents of student misconduct increased" following the policy change. No effect size is printed in the available text.
"however, total suspensions remained unchanged while serious incidents of student misconduct increased"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- District math and English language arts achievement declined in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform — related
- Philadelphia's 2012-2013 discipline reform produced a modest decline in suspensions for nonviolent infractions in the year of reform — related
- Total suspensions in Philadelphia remained unchanged following the discipline policy reform — related
- Truancy rates increased in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform — related
- Peer outcomes following a district suspension reform varied with school-level implementation — related
- The School District of Philadelphia reformed its student code of conduct in 2012-2013 to prohibit suspensions and expulsions for two types of non-violent student conduct — related
- Many Philadelphia schools did not comply with the policy change prohibiting out-of-school suspension for low-level offenses — related
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Serious incidents of student misconduct increased in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform |
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Serious incidents of student misconduct increased in Philadelphia following the discipline policy reform |
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2018 |
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2021 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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