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Preventing Preschool Expulsion

Preschoolers get expelled at three times the rate of students in elementary, middle and high schools. But when teachers get regular help from mental-health coaches, they expel at half the rate of those who don’t. We’ll also dig into the reasons why preschool boys are expelled more than girls and learn about a local program aimed to keep children in school. 


  • Walter Gilliam, Ph.D., Researcher, Yale Zigler Child Center
  • Constance Walker, Starting Point