The passage of legislation mandating consideration of Restorative Justice in schools marks a movement away from "zero tolerance" by requiring schools to consider a number of mitigating factors or ...

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

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 ...

Our diversifying high school in northern Colorado is navigating community fractures through the implementation of restorative practices, approaches aimed at building relationships and responding to ...

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 ...

The pattern of racial disproportionality and the increased awareness of the limitations of punitive responses in schools have increased interest in the potential of restorative justice, which rather ...

Joanna Rizzotto has seen the transformative power of restorative practices. As a restorative practices coach and teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools, Rizzotto has spent the past three years training ...

Jefferson County Public Schools will announce an expansion of its restorative practices initiative to help improve culture and climate across the district.The district said it has been training school ...

Key points Restorative justice programs often fail due to a lack of consistent personnel in the schools. A controversial issue, restorative justice programs are liable to lose grant funding, depending ...

In a guest column, Daniel Malec, executive director at the Georgia Conflict Center, offers advice to Gwinnett County Public Schools on how to change the culture around student discipline and involve ...

As Durham Public Schools prepare for year-round schools to restart next week, the district is highlighting its recent success in student behavior metrics. Data presented to the Durham Public School ...

In the worst instances, implementing RJ may become another large initiative that teachers are asked to embrace, which can feel burdensome amidst all the expectations that educators are navigating.