Suspension rate drops at CPS

Chicago Sun-Times — CPS’s budget has been buoyed by federal COVID-19 relief money in recent years. That ends in 2025.

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What’s behind the drop in suspension rate at CPS?

CPS data shows that the number of suspensions across the district dropped from 49,708 in 2014 to about 10,000 in 2022.

CPS’s budget has been buoyed by federal COVID-19 relief money in recent years. That ends in 2025.

Ashlee Rezin

By Lynnea Domienik

In 2014, the Chicago Public Schools began limiting the number of suspensions and expulsions, moving away from a policy of zero tolerance for misconduct towards more restorative practices, like peace circles, that are meant to help students think of the consequences of their actions and the people harmed. The University of Chicago Education Lab analyzed this shift and the impact it had on the number of suspensions, test scores and perception of school climate, finding the greatest benefit for Black male students.

Reset gets the takeaways from the study.

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