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 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 ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. A kindergarten class does a “get to know you circle” where they discuss things they have ...

Restorative justice in education aims to resolve conflicts and address misbehavior through dialogue and accountability rather than relying solely on punitive measures such as suspensions or expulsions ...

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 ...

“Hospitality calls me to consider the singularity of each person, the diversity of needs.” Mary Rose O’Reilley offers this insight in her slim gem of a book Radical Presence: Teaching as Contemplative ...

Since COVID, the word “resilience'' has been the zeitgeist to describe these trying times. Most have used the word in terms of individual resiliency. Research has demonstrated that there are ...

Boston College is looking to expand its use of restorative practices to broader community building, according to Melissa Woolsey, the associate dean of student conduct. “Restorative practices look to ...

Open, vulnerable, listening and connection. These are the words that come to mind when senior Sophia Christodoulou, co-president of The Petey Greene Program at Tufts, thinks of a restorative practice ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Renee Thomas is a 25-year middle school U.S. history teacher, restorative community lead and ...

How to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections. All humans are hardwired to connect. Just as we need food, shelter and clothing, human beings also need strong and ...