Plus, flawed IQ tests prevent students from getting help

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Liz Willen Hi everyone,

This week, I’m stepping in for Editor in Chief Liz Willen to share some recent work from our newsroom that you may find astonishing: American school kids miss hundreds ([link removed]) of thousands of days of school ([link removed]) every year because of punishments they receive for something like ripping up their assignment in class.

Hundreds of thousands of days.

Little justifies violence or aggression in school, and being a teacher has never been easy. Certainly there are occasions when the only solution for a troubling situation that compromises safety at school is to have a student leave campus. Hechinger reporting ([link removed]) that involved a legion of public records requests, countless interviews and analysis of thousands of discipline records, however, found that schools all over the country rely on a collection of ill-defined reasons to eject kids from class that sometimes have little to do with safety. That subjectivity can be especially problematic for young students still learning to manage their emotions ([link removed]) and students with disabilities.

Later this week, we’ll publish a piece showing what happened in a school system that tried to quit suspending kids for these ambiguous reasons. Even some skeptical teachers found value in the new world order. I hope you’ll read it.

Nirvi Shah, Executive Editor

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There’s more to come from our school discipline series. Here’s a sample, and you can sign up to receive everything ([link removed]) right in your inbox.

Vague school rules at the root of millions of student suspensions ([link removed]) Students miss hundreds of thousands of days of school each year for subjective infractions like defiance and disorderly conduct


** ‘It was the most unfair thing’: Disobedience, discipline and racial disparity ([link removed])
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In Ohio, Black students are more often suspended for low-level infractions than their peers



** Young children misbehave. Some are suspended for acting their age ([link removed])
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Students in the early grades face a steep learning curve for figuring out how to function in a school environment



** Hechinger’s school discipline project: How we did it ([link removed])
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The details behind the millions of suspensions we analyzed
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** How flawed IQ tests prevent kids from getting help in school ([link removed])
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School psychologists are relying less on testing — but the change is too slow for some



** Is ‘Baby Olivia’ headed to a school near you? Bills in several states would allow screenings of fetal development video ([link removed])
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Critics of the legislation see it as a way to put anti-choice ‘propaganda’ in public schools



** OPINION: Our workforce must be ready to help growing numbers of students who come to school learning English ([link removed])
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There’s a better way to certify educators for multilingual learners that must be ramped up



** Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one ([link removed])
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Some are working to broaden access to internships, while diversifying the talent pipeline for employers



** OPINION: Artificial intelligence can be game-changing for students with special needs ([link removed])
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The AI revolution must not leave our most vulnerable learners behind



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Giving young people skills and resilience and reducing school systems’ carbon footprint: ‘Education is the climate solution’



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After the Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions practices, the movement to end legacy admissions feels like another door closing


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