Suspended from Work and School? Impacts of Layoff Events and Unemployment Insurance on Student Disciplinary Incidence. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-839
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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 |
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| 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. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED672361 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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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