Suspensions down, schools feel safer, but charter data still absent

Chicago’s growing chorus of advocates for restorative justice in schools have reason to feel encouraged by the most recent data on school discipline: Expulsions and out-of-school suspensions fell dramatically across the board in the 2013-2014 school year.

CPS released more data on Wednesday showing a continued decline. During the first semester of the 2014-2015 school year, 17 percent of misconducts led to an out-of-school suspension, compared to 41 percent for the first semester of last year. The expulsion rate per 100 students was cut in half...