Friday, September 28, 2007

NPR: Black Students Suspended in Greater Numbers


NPR: Black Students Suspended in Greater Numbers: Chicago Tribune: School Discipline Tougher on African Americans -- 'In every state but Idaho, a Tribune analysis of the data shows, black students are being suspended in numbers greater than would be expected from their proportion of the student population. In 21 states, that disproportionality is so pronounced that the percentage of black suspensions is more than double their percentage of the student body.'