Dive Brief:

• Comparing the first 110 days of this school year to last year, New York Daily News points to a decline in student arrests and suspensions within New York City schools.
• According to the Daily News, there has been a 16% decline in arrests and a 10% decline in suspensions.
• Much of this change has been attributed to City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, who has been adamant about bringing the numbers down and curbing the school to prison pipeline.

Dive Insight:

The fact that the Daily News is printing this is worth noting. In February, when Fariña and Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke about their plans and serious intentions to reduce over-disciplining like suspensions and arrests, the paper ran an editorial about how the move would lead to more insubordination.

Much attention has been brought to school suspensions, discipline policies, and the school-to-prison pipeline since UCLA's Center for Civil Rights Remedies released an extensive report breaking down trends in each state. Notably, New York and Hawaii did not have data available because of errors in how it was collected.