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Learning to Behave: One School Cuts Suspensions Using Empathy

April 25, 2016March 25, 2020 - by Cassie Giraldo

Teachers at a Brooklyn 6th through 12th grade school believe students lack the skill, not the will to behave. A new approach to discipline brought its suspension rate down from 23 to 2 percent in 4 years.

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With Suspension Rates Down, Discipline May be Down Too

April 25, 2016 - by Aleksandra Konstantinovic

A new approach to school discipline advocated by the de Blasio administration has seen suspension rates drop throughout the city. But some teachers say the success is masking ongoing discipline …