?A child who is suspended from school is more than likely waving a red flag for needing intervention and support. Metaphorically speaking, this is a time you want to put your arms around a student, rather than push them away.'' *
? Dr. Robert Ross, president and chief executive of the California Endowment
Zero-tolerance policies pushing up school suspensions, report says Los Angeles Times
$496,880
Money spent by Malden County, MA in 2010-11 year for transportation of homeless students.
Schools hit by expense of transporting homeless Boston Globe
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.