Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worcester County’s Pocomoke High School opened its doors as usual to 352 students on a bright but chilly Thursday last December. A ...

Ann H. Lê, Ed.D., is a published author and speaker across diverse educational areas, including special education, discipline, behavior, and restorative practices. She is a former assistant director ...

When the Oakland Unified school district’s restorative justice coordinator, David Yusem, walks into one of the district’s schools, he wants to know how it feels: Does it feel caring? Is there beauty ...

Durham Public Schools leaders are set to take a closer look at the discipline of students when board members review policies on Thursday. The district uses a restorative practice center, with a focus ...

Albuquerque Public Schools has been working toward baking in restorative practices in schools for years now. Sometimes, that term just conjures images of talking circles and daily check-ins with ...

Student success should come from celebrating achievement, not punishing children’s behavior. Restorative practices in schools have emerged as a transformative approach to building strong schools and ...

A new program focusing on the reformation of disciplinary approaches will pilot in four middle and high schools in Brooklyn. The restorative practice program, created by the Brooklyn Community ...

CHICAGO — New research examines the effectiveness of restorative practices in Chicago high schools. Bessie Alcantara is the executive director of Alternatives Inc., a provider shaping restorative ...

It’s Friday afternoon, and as you watch the last students file onto the bus, your mind races. There’s talk of an off-campus fight involving several of your students—a conflict that began long before ...

New research from the University of Chicago Education Lab finds that restorative practices in schools can significantly reduce suspensions and student arrests for violent and non-violent offenses and ...

Surprise, surprise: School “meditation rooms” and “harm-reduction circles,” a new study shows, don’t cure juvenile delinquents but instead undermine teachers’ authority and lead to more chaotic ...

Pocomoke High School in Maryland has implemented "restorative practices" to address student discipline and foster a positive learning environment. This approach, emphasizing communication and conflict ...