Discipline Gap

In a new study, prospective teachers were more likely to judge behavior as hostile if the child was African American.

• By Tom Jacobs

A study by the Government Accountability Office finds that black students, boys, and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined.

• By Ashley Hackett

There is more than an achievement gap between white and black Americans in our education system; there is a discipline gap too. African-American students without disabilities are more than three times as likely to be expelled or suspended as their white peers.

• By Courtney Wise Randolph