Education

CDF-NY Urges the City to Address Increased Reliance on Suspensions and Support Schools to Utilize Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline

A new report released by the Department of Education as part of the Student Safety Act shows that, after years of movement, progress to end school pushout in New York City has stalled. Data from July to December 2017, when compared to the same time period in 2016, indicates an increase of 20.9% in total suspensions – rising from 12,000 to 14,502.