Friday, June 12, 2026

Unbelievable -- Someone Actually Notes the Problems with Woke Policies in Schools

School administrations are accused of using restorative justice to artificially lower suspension data without actually fixing behavior.

Studies:

  • Positive Impacts: Large-scale studies, such as a multi-year University of Chicago evaluation of Chicago Public Schools, found that proper implementation of restorative practices reduced out-of-school suspensions by 18% and student arrests by 35%.  (But nothing on the behavior at the schools and whether it became even toughter for other students to learn.)
  • Mixed/Negative Impacts: Studies by the RAND Corporation in districts like Pittsburgh found that while suspensions dropped, incidents of violence, arrests, and academic outcomes did not necessarily improve, and middle school climates sometimes worsened
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