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Title: Suspended from Work and School? Impacts of Layoff Events and Unemployment Insurance on Student Disciplinary Incidence. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-839
Language: English
Authors: Riley K. Acton, Jo Al Khafaji-King, Austin C. Smith, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2024.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 52
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
High Schools
Descriptors: Public Schools, Discipline, Job Layoff, Insurance, Unemployment, State Policy, Suspension, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Expulsion, Middle School Students, High School Students
Abstract: We examine the impact of local labor market shocks and state unemployment insurance (UI) policies on student discipline in U.S. public schools. Analyzing school-level discipline data and firm-level layoffs in 23 states, we find that layoffs have little effect on discipline rates on average. However, effects differ across the UI benefit distribution. At the lowest benefit level ($265/week), a mass layoff increases out-of-school suspensions by 5.1%, with effects dissipating as UI benefits increase. Effects are consistently largest for Black students -- especially in predominantly White schools -- resulting in increased racial disproportionality in school discipline following layoffs in low-UI states.
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