A suspension decreases math and reading achievement for suspended students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Receiving a suspension decreases math achievement for the suspended student. → Lacoe 2019 q3 i? Receiving a suspension decreases reading achievement for the suspended student. → Lacoe 2019

Evidence¶

Lacoe 2019¶

Lacoe, J., & Steinberg, M. P. (2019). Do Suspensions Affect Student Outcomes? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, vol. 41, issue 1. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/do-suspensions-affect-student-outcomes doi:10.3102/0162373718794897

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Student panel data analysis from the School District of Philadelphia using student fixed effects and instrumental variable strategies finds that "A suspension decreases math and reading achievement for suspended students." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"Using student panel data from the School District of Philadelphia, we implement student fixed effects and instrumental variable (IV) strategies to examine the consequences of suspensions for offending students and their peers. A suspension decreases math and reading achievement for suspended students."

Discussion¶

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