Public Education’s Punishment Problem: An Examination of the Racial Disparities in Traditional Public and Charter School Discipline Rates

• In Event: Education Policy, Educators and Strikes

Brief Overview

Using 2018-2019 Texas education data, this study examines the racial disparities in school discipline in traditional public and charter schools. After assessing the differences, it makes policy recommendations on how to reduce these disparities.

Author

• Tabitha Morton, Prairie View A & M University