Over four decades of parenting, I’ve seen the way attitudes and practices shift – often in response to perceived problems or overcorrections. Once, there was a belief in letting kids do their own ...
The Coachella Valley Unified School District has released its draft LCAP for the 2024-25 school year. The district presented its goals for the next three years at its May 16 meeting. The LCAP, or the ...
BRAINERD — There’s a lot to be thankful for at Lakes Area Restorative Justice Project this year. Case referrals to the nonprofit are at an all-time high, and more staff members than ever are on board ...
From left, Ben Johnson, Erin Goudreau, Claire Peterson, Madison Fernandez, Kris Samuel, Ashley Tetu and Catherine Gunderson at the Center for Restorative Youth Justice in Kalispell on Wednesday, April ...
There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior, and much else, there are yawning gaps between the views from ...
Last fall, I was physically attacked by a student while helping another teacher in their classroom. This was my fourth documented assault at my middle school, and I gave my two-month notice shortly ...
Climate change is worsening natural disasters and prompting some educators to redesign instruction to students. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP viaGetty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: ...
(St. Louis Public Radio) – There are no desks in AP Latin class at University City High School. Students instead “circle up” by facing each other in plastic chairs. As the stuffed animal, “Felix the ...
On the second floor of the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx, a group of recent high school graduates sat in a circle and shared how they act when they feel comfortable. One said when ...
As a snow storm — which never actually materialized — zeroed in on the Big Apple last week, we all kvetched over kids losing their precious snow days to Zoom school. But bringing the classroom home ...
Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior.
Howard Zehr on his role in restorative justice movements and the philosophies’ indigenous roots. Howard Zehr, often called the “grandfather” of restorative justice, speaks about his role in the ...