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 ...

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 ...

Restorative practices promote the creation of spaces of trust and respect, with members of the campus community coming together for difficult conversations, deep listening, and restorative dialogue ...

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 ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year End Giving Guide. Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic produced many challenges for children, their parents, and their teachers. Academically, ...

WE’VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE ACROSS SEVERAL DISTRICTS. CONFLICTS ESCALATE, STUDENT ANTS GET INTO TROUBLE, AND IN SOME CASES ARREST. I MEAN, WE’RE GOING TO COLLECT IT IN A FEW MINUTES. OKAY.

Restorative justice is like communism. It keeps failing, but its defenders insist that “true” restorative justice hasn’t been tried yet. On Tuesday, Superintendent Jesus Jara unveiled the Clark County ...

BRATTLEBORO — Youth Services has announced a new restorative practices program, Circle Up, to provide community conflict support through circle facilitation and training in restorative practices, ...

Author, professor and trailblazing activist Bell Hooks once said: "To build community requires vigilant awareness … rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of community." ...

The term “restorative practices” is tossed around a lot these days, and this multipart series can help clarify what it looks like on the ground. Restorative justice practices attend to victims’ ...

Seated from left: Roy Jenkins, Charles Beekman, Sheleah Ford and Aaron Giumarra, are four of the district’s 11 specialists who use restorative justice approaches in their work. Standing is Angela ...

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 ...