Attendance, but not academic achievement, improved for previously suspended students following the suspension reform¶
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q3 i? Following the reform, attendance improved for students suspended before the reform, while academic achievement did not improve. → Matthew P. Steinberg 2018
Evidence¶
Matthew P. Steinberg 2018¶
Matthew P. Steinberg, Johanna Lacoe. (2018). Reforming School Discipline: School-Level Policy Implementation and the Consequences for Suspended Students and Their Peers. American Journal of Education, vol. 125, issue 1. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/reforming-school-discipline-school-level-policy-implementation-and-the-consequences-for-suspended doi:10.1086/699811
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Difference-in-differences analysis of the Philadelphia discipline reform reports that "attendance (but not academic achievement) improved following the reform" for previously suspended students. No effect size is printed in the available text.
"For students suspended before the reform, classroom disorder OSS decreased and attendance (but not academic achievement) improved following the reform."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In schools that eliminated classroom disorder out-of-school suspensions, peer math achievement and attendance were unaffected — related
- A Philadelphia reform prohibiting out-of-school suspension for classroom disorder decreased classroom disorder suspensions among students suspended before the reform — related
- A suspension decreases math and reading achievement for suspended students — related
- In schools that did not fully implement the district-level suspension reform, peer math achievement declined and attendance decreased — related
- Peer outcomes following a district suspension reform varied with school-level implementation — related
- District policies discouraging suspensions show mixed effects: shortened suspensions were associated with improved attendance but worse school climate — related
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Attendance, but not academic achievement, improved for previously suspended students following the suspension reform |
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Attendance, but not academic achievement, improved for previously suspended students following the suspension reform |
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