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Cardichon, Jessica; Roc, Martens – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
Middle and high school students subjected to harsh school discipline policies and practices such as suspensions and expulsions are more likely to disengage from the classroom and course work, and increases their chances of dropping out, according to this new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education. The report recommends implementing…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, School Culture, Outreach Programs
Meade, Jeff – Teacher, 1998
More than half of all school fires are started intentionally, and students (particularly older students) are responsible for a large percentage of those fires. Having a troubled background is a strong predictor for a student setting a fire. This article highlights one Texas community's experiences and reaction when its high school was burned by…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Identification, Secondary Education