Educators are embracing restorative justice practices to facilitate safe and relational school environments and address inequities in school disciplinary practices. Research-based guidance offers ...

Restorative justice in education aims to resolve conflicts and address misbehavior through dialogue and accountability rather than relying solely on punitive measures such as suspensions or expulsions ...

Consistent consequences are important to managing student behavior, says the author of a new book on discipline.

EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students In a recent community circle with my students, I discovered that the majority of them worked 40-plus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Restorative Practices teacher Andrew Lazzari writes down the name of a group's egg in a group activity Nov. 27 at Audubon High ...

More and more schools are using restorative practices instead of punitive policies to deal with conflicts. This multipart series will share practical suggestions from educators who have actually been ...

EdSource · School screen time is rising. California parents are asking where to draw the line A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California ...

ST. PAUL - Nikki Staab was on vacation in October when a fight broke out in her usually well-mannered seventh-grade science class at Farnsworth Aerospace school in St. Paul. In a typical year, the ...

As schools face rising behavioral challenges, debates rage on about restorative justice, which rejects traditional, punitive discipline in favor of relationship-based work to address underlying causes ...

Last spring, a Comsewogue High School junior was caught vaping in school. In the past, the student would have faced five days of out-of-school suspension. But because the district two years ago ...

"At its foundation, restorative practices are about building and strengthening relationships, improving social connections, and creating a sense of community where every voice matters," writes Marci ...