Lost Opportunities: How Disparate School Discipline Continues to Drive Differences in the Opportunity to Learn

By Daniel J. Losen and Paul Martinez

This national study provides a comprehensive analysis of the instructions days lost due to out-of-school suspensions in 2015-16 for middle and high school students, for every state and district. The study also demonstrates how the frequent use of suspension contributes to stark inequities in the opportunity to learn, especially for those groups most frequently suspended. The descriptive findings will help policymakers understand the impact on every racial group and on students with disabilities.

Los Angeles: The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, 2020. 112p.