Media Roundup: UCLA’s ‘Out of School & Off Track’ Gains Media Interest in Restorative Justice Practices
UCLA’s Monday release of their report Out of School & Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools gained a lot of of media attention throughout the digital, print and televised world. This cross-section of media, both locally and nationally, is an exciting indication of a widespread desire to examine the way punitive discipline practices significantly effects students (especially students of color and other historically disadvantaged groups) and look towards restorative justice alternatives.
Print and Blog
Education Weekly
New Analysis Bolsters Case Against Suspension, Researchers Say
April 8, 2013
Nirvi Shah
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis City Schools’ ranking in national study reveals disparity in suspensions
April 8, 2013
Michael Kelley
Yahoo
1 in 9 middle and high schoolers suspended during school year
April 8, 2013
Liz Goodwin
Edsource.org
Report find large jump in suspensions after students enter middle school
By Susan Frey
April 8th, 2013
FixSchoolDicipline.org
New Report: Out of School & Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools
April 8, 2013
Huffington Post
School ‘Discipline Gap’ Explodes As 1 In 4 Black Students Suspended, Report Finds
April 9, 2013
Joy Resmovits
Huffington Post
With Thousands of Schools Curbing Suspensions, There’s No Excuse for the Growing Discipline Gap
April 9, 2013
Jane Ellen Stevens
The Root
April 9, 2013
Study: 1 in 4 Black Students Suspended
Jenee Desmond-Harris
The Center for Public Integrity
New report highlights disproportionate school discipline for minorities
April 9, 2013
Susan Ferriss
Oakland Local
Growing use of student suspensions nationwide is a civil rights problem, national report says
April 9, 2013
Barbara Grady
Television
PBS in San Diego
Some SD Schools Shy Away From Suspensions
April 8, 2013
Kyla Calvert
Press TV
One in nine middle and high schoolers suspended during school year
April 8, 2013
Radio
Southern California Public Radio
UCLA report: Public school suspension policies do more harm than good
April 8, 2013
Adolfo Guzman