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School climate and student discipline are critical but often overlooked components of academic success. According to the latest Civil Rights Data Collection, the risk of high school dropout increases by about 20 percent with every suspension a student receives. And minority students and students with disabilities are the most vulnerable to being targeted for suspension. State policymakers can play a unique role in promoting safe, supportive learning environments for every student, and the first step could well be the review of data they already collect.

Join NASBE November 1, 2016, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (EDT) as we learn how states are using school climate data to support efforts to close the achievement gap and improve school quality and discipline practices.  Daniel Losen, director of the Center for Civil Rights Remedies, an initiative of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, will describe some of the challenges of this work, and they will offer insights on the elements of a strong state accountability system that will allow for meaningful differentiation in academic achievement and school success. Matthew Steinberg, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education will discuss his new study on school discipline reform and the latest research. We’ll also hear from Jeffrey Sprague, professor of special education at the University of Oregon. 

NASBE gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and Open Society Foundations.

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