TheSchool-to-PrisonPipeline(andyourrighttoknow).pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * These data will be released in a publication forthcoming in 2009 and are based on analysis by Russ Skiba and Dan Losen. Do not cite or distribute without express permission of the authors. * * * * * * * * * The School-to-Prison Pipeline (and your right to know) Presentation by Daniel J. Losen Senior Education Law and Policy Associate The Civil Rights Project ? 2009 The School-to-Prison Pipeline: When Schools Fail to Meet the Needs of All Children INADEQUATE RESOURCES TEST-Driven ACCOUNTABILITY INADEQUATE SPECIAL EDUCATION HIGH RATES OF SUSPENSION LOW GRADUATION RATES TRUANCY AND DISENROLLMENT INVISIBLE CHILDREN HIDDEN COSTS NCLB Promises and Pitfalls Rejects the status quo Is race conscious Shines the light Could help remedy the School-to-Prison Pipeline But: Important educational outcomes remain in the shadows Perverse incentives to push-out children need correction in reauthorization The School-to-Prison Pipeline What We Think We Know What NCLB and IDEA Doesn’t Reveal….is Harming Children Your Right to Know Invisible Costs? What We Think We Know Improving test results in grades 3-8 and High School: But in most states results are grossly inflated compared to NAEP scores. NCLB is a rigorous accountability system: But: Test scores are artificially inflated if low scorers dropout Graduation rates are low and don’t count as they should for accountability purposes Resource shortfalls are ignored by NCLB Schools and districts often lack adequate support States are not held accountable for outcomes under NCLB Research Consensus: TEACHER QUALITY HAS THE LARGEST IMPACT ON ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES Yet, poor and minority children have lower exposure to highly qualified teachers; Higher exposure to inadequate teachers also correlates with higher rates of suspension. National Graduation Rate by Percent Disaggregated by Race/Ethnicity (CPI Method for Class of 2005 for all but students w/disabilities) Race/Ethnicity Nation 2005 American Indian 51 Asian/PI