Recently, a furor erupted in Milwaukee Public Schools over new data showing that suspension rates were up — particularly for African-American students. Other jurisdictions such as New York City and Washington, D.C. have seen similar increases in the number of suspensions since before the pandemic. In each case, education officials and local media weep and gnash their teeth at the supposed injustice.
But is this upward trend actually a bad thing? Is it reflective of an authoritarian turn in schools or a deterioration of and response to worsened student behavior?
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