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Publication Date: 2013-May
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From Zero Tolerance to Student Success in Ontario, Canada
Winton, Sue
Educational Policy, v27 n3 p467-498 May 2013
Since 2003, Ontario, Canada's high school graduation rates have increased 13% while suspensions and expulsion rates have simultaneously decreased. This article examines relationships between the province's safe school policy and Student Success/Learning to 18 (SS/L18), a policy designed to increase graduation rates. Analyses of teachers' perceptions, policy texts, provincial data, and an external evaluation of SS/L18 suggest that efforts to increase graduation rates through SS/L18 may also be helping to reduce suspensions and expulsions--perhaps to a greater extent than recent changes to Ontario's safe schools policy, including the elimination of zero tolerance and adoption of a progressive discipline approach. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Policy, Dropouts, Zero Tolerance Policy, Graduation Rate, Suspension, Discipline Policy, Educational Change, High School Students, Educational Legislation, State Legislation, School Safety, At Risk Students, Educational Environment, Teacher Surveys, Interviews, Academic Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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