The Children's Alliance of New Hampshire

Children’s Alliance and Carsey Institute Release Brief “Student Discipline in New Hampshire Schools”

NH elementary, middle and high schools recorded more than 28,000 suspension incidents in the 2007-2008 school year. While tough zero-tolerance policies at schools protect people and property, they are increasingly criticized for leading to student misbehavior, declines in academic performance, and rising drop-out rates. Read the brief to learn about the problem in New Hampshire and recommendations for change. Click here

To access New Hampshire-specific data on children and families from the Annie E. Casey national KIDS COUNT report, click this link: 2009 Kids Count

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	NH CAN
	The New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network is a statewide coalition of over 100 partner organizations improving the health and wellbeing of NH’s children and families through the annual Priorities for New Hampshire’s Children.

	KIDS COUNT
	KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to document the condition of children and families and to highlight the most promising ways of helping kids grow up to be healthy, productive adults.