African-American students are much more likely to be suspended at public middle schools across the nation, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The report did not include nationwide data on suspension rates for American Indian and Alaska Native students due to small enrollment numbers. But at least one state -- Wisconsin -- reported figures for its middle schools.

According to the report, 22.9 percent of Indian students were suspended at least one time during the 2005-2006 school year. That was more than four times the rate for White students.

American Indians and Alaska Natives make up 1 percent of the population in Wisconsin.

Get the Story:
Racial Disparity in School Suspensions (The New York Times 9/14)

Get the Report:
Suspended Education: Urban Middle Schools in Crisis (September 2010)