The punishment gap: School suspension and racial disparities in achievement

Social Problems

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 68-86

  Morris, Edward W ^a   Perry, Brea L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; At risk students; Punishment; Racial disparity; School discipline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995699526     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/socpro/spv026     Document Type: Article

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