OPINION I wish I could get behind the current campaign to limit public school suspensions ("Suspending judgment, 12/3/13).
The intent is honorable. Any additional attention to the plight of black kids within our schools is laudable. But I've always suspected that some would think they'd accomplished something if suspension rates were evened across races, although this would have no more impact on any underlying problems than mandating racially equal grade ratios would eliminate an educational achievement gap.Read more »