A school bus drives through El Paso, Texas. The state is among those leaning toward stricter school discipline procedures with a bill that would allow pupils as young as third grade to be suspended.

Educators are faced with situations requiring disciplinary measures daily. No one method of discipline can serve as a blanket cure for all scenarios. In balance with modern discipline practices, ...

The goal: reducing out-of-school suspensions. 60% of students feel safer, up from 53% last year. 53% of students report favorable sense of belonging in schools, up from 39%. This is the first in a ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CHALKBEAT) — When eighth grader Kelsey Aguilar is called from class to de-escalate a conflict between her peers, she heads to the Guided Learning Center at Harshman Middle School with a ...

When California passed a measure a few years ago banning suspensions for acts of willful defiance in elementary and middle schools, the reaction was mixed. People feared what might happen if we took ...

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If you hear the word discipline and your mind immediately goes to “how will I be punished?” well, join the club. For many millennial parents, discipline and punishment were one and the same growing up ...

Gentle parenting, a child-rearing approach based on empathy and respect, isn’t inherently bad for children’s development. In fact, research suggests that responsive parenting styles can foster secure ...

Ever find yourself stuck in the cycle of setting goals only to watch them slip away as motivation fades? Many of us struggle with self-discipline, that elusive trait that seems to separate those who ...

May 15—In the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to reinstate "common sense" school discipline, more states may follow and expand the authority of teachers and school officials to ...