Meaningful Measures: School Discipline that Improves Academics

Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Location:
American Institutes for Research
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007

Research shows that getting suspended or expelled increases students’ risk for falling into unproductive behavior. Because students of color, males and those from low-income backgrounds are suspended in disproportionate numbers, schools need to take measures that don't impede academic success.

AIR will host a discussion of positive approaches to school discipline with an expert panel holding decades of experience in research and practice. Join us to learn about new information on the relationship between keeping students in school and improved academic outcomes and to explore disciplinary policies that don't dampen student achievement.

Moderator
Sarah Sparks, Assistant Editor, Education Week

Presenter
David Osher, Vice President and Institute Fellow, AIR

Discussants
Morton Sherman, Superintendent-in-Residence, American Association of School Administrators

Lisa Thomas, Associate Director in Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers

A light breakfast will be served before the event