K-12 Education: Certain Groups of Students Attend Alternative Schools in Greater Proportions than They Do Other Schools. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-19-373

Autor/in	Nowicki, Jacqueline M.
Institution	US Government Accountability Office
Titel	K-12 Education: Certain Groups of Students Attend Alternative Schools in Greater Proportions than They Do Other Schools. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor. GAO-19-373
Quelle	(2019), (61 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Nontraditional Education; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; Disproportionate Representation; Racial Differences; Hispanic American Students; White Students; African American Students; Enrollment Trends; Gender Differences; Paraprofessional School Personnel; Civil Rights; Public Schools; School Districts; Discipline; Student Behavior; At Risk Students; Asian American Students; Multiracial Persons; Students with Disabilities; Poverty; American Indian Students; Alaska Natives; Florida; Illinois; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Rassenunterschied; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Disziplin; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Mischling; Disability; Disabilities; Behinderung; Armut; Inuit
Abstract	This report examines what is known about enrollment, discipline, and support staff in alternative schools, among other objectives. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed data on alternative schools for school years 2013-14 and 2015-16 from Education's Civil Rights Data Collection (most recent years available); visited selected school districts and alternative schools in Florida, Illinois, and Texas, selected for a mix of types (regular alternative, charter, and juvenile justice) and focuses (disciplinary or academic) of alternative schools; and interviewed federal officials. Findings showed that certain groups of students are overrepresented at alternative schools--public schools with a disciplinary or academic focus that serve students who have been expelled or suspended from school, or are at risk of educational failure--compared to their enrollment at nonalternative schools. Overall enrollment and discipline of students at these schools dropped between school years 2013-14 and 2015-16, according to GAO's analysis of Department of Education (Education) data. Declines in White and Hispanic student enrollment accounted for most of the drop. Some groups, such as Black boys and boys with disabilities, were overrepresented in alternative schools, particularly those with a discipline focus, compared to their enrollment at nonalternative schools. While overall discipline dropped for students at alternative schools, school arrests and referrals to law enforcement went up by 33 and 15 percent, respectively, for Black boys and girls between school years 2013-14 and 2015-16. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01