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Students and Social Issues » Restorative Justice

February 7, 2018 Students and Social Issues
U.S. Students’ Disturbing Lack of Knowledge About Slavery
Tim Walker

Only 8 percent of U.S. high school seniors can identify slavery as the central cause of the Civil War. A new study issues an urgent call on schools to do a better job at teaching the country’s ‘original sin.’

January 23, 2018 Students and Social Issues
Is Progress in Reducing School Suspensions in Jeopardy?
John Rosales

Most of the nation’s largest school districts are actively trying to reduce out-of-school suspensions, but a reversal of Obama-era guidelines could be coming in 2018.

December 14, 2017 Students and Social Issues
The High Cost of Random Student Searches
Mary Ellen Flannery

They may be legal, but these searches may be contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline. Restorative justice is the better option for schools.

August 25, 2016 Students and Social Issues
Restorative Discipline Makes Huge Impact in Texas Elementary and Middle Schools
Cindy Long

The results speak for themselves: In-school suspensions at piloted schools dropped by 70 percent. Out-of-school suspensions dropped by 77 percent.

February 26, 2015 Students and Social Issues
U.S. Students Losing 18 Million Days of Instruction Due to Suspensions
Kinjo Kiema

Florida leads all states with highest suspension rate. Despite improvement in some districts, little has changed nationwide.

June 18, 2014 Students and Social Issues
Sowing Empathy and Justice in Schools Through Restorative Practices
Mary Ellen Flannery
The kid wants to serve the volleyball, but his high school classmates ignore him. “Shut up!” he pleads, but...
March 24, 2014 Students and Social Issues
NEA and Partners Promote Restorative Justice in Schools
Mary Ellen Flannery
Educators cannot stand by as tens of thousands of African-American, Latino, and other students get pushed out of school...
January 14, 2013 Students and Social Issues
Rethinking School Suspensions
Edward Graham
School suspensions have long been used by educators to discipline the most unruly of students, but a new study...
August 27, 2012 Students and Social Issues
A National Call to Stop Using Out-of-School Suspensions
Tim Walker
Students, educators, parents, and community leaders have launched a national call for a moratorium on out-of-school suspensions and for...
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