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The Status of School Discipline in State Policy

This Policy Analysis highlights research on school discipline, past state policy trends relating to school discipline, current policy examples and considerations for policymakers examining their state’s policies on school discipline. It also looks at how states address school discipline data in their plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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Jan. 14, 2019

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