School Exclusion & Education Outcomes

Suspensions and expulsions shape academic trajectories and justice involvement. This brief traces trends, disparities, and policy levers across the region, with Arkansas as a focal point.

What We Track

• Out-of-school suspensions and expulsions (rates, trends since 2015)
• Disparities by race, disability status, and district type
• Connections to juvenile complaints and reentry schooling continuity

Methods

We pool small-n figures across two to three years and normalize by enrolled student counts. When district reporting shifts, we annotate breaks in series.

Key Findings (Stub)

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Policy Notes (Stub)

— ties to alternative education, credit recovery, and re-engagement —