Discipline
School Climate & Safety
What 3 Teachers Think About Eliminating School Resource Officers
Teachers have mixed feelings about school resource officers and whether their presence makes schools feel safer.
School Climate & Safety
School Police Prevent Some Violence, But Not Shootings, Research Finds
As police return to more schools, a new study finds that the officers prevent student fights and attacks, but not gun-related offenses.
School Climate & Safety
Advocates Agree: Police Shouldn't Handle Routine Discipline in Schools
School discipline should be handled by administrators, not school police, advocates for and against school police agree.
Teaching
What the Research Says
Targeting Training to Just a Few Teachers Could Help Cut Racial Discipline Gap in Half
Researchers find a small number of teachers are driving up the disparities in discipline referrals.
School & District Management
What This Principal Learned the First Year on the Job
Despite experience as an assistant principal, Katherine Holden found there was still a learning curve when she took the top school job.
School Climate & Safety
How Teacher Bias and School Culture Shape School Discipline
A new study found that teacher biases alone don't explain racial/ethnic disparities in school discipline. School culture plays a hand too.
School Climate & Safety
Biden Administration Asks Districts to Investigate Their Discipline Disparities
A new letter marks the latest salvo in a years-long debate over school discipline.
Equity & Diversity
Lessons From 4 District Leaders Who Conducted Equity Audits
Four district leaders emphasize the importance of equity audits, including the process, the results, and the changes made based on findings.
Law & Courts
U.S. Supreme Court Has Schools in Mind as It Weighs What 'True Threats' Are
The justices cite school and college scenarios as they consider when speech perceived as threatening may be punished.
School Climate & Safety
Texas Lawmakers Could Make It Easier to Kick Students Out of Class
The bill would allow a teacher to remove a student based on a single incident of unruly or disruptive behavior.
School Climate & Safety
Schools With More Black and Latino Students Likelier to Have Police
The finding comes as lawmakers debate boosting numbers of school resource officers in the wake of a deadly Nashville school shooting.
School Climate & Safety
How Athletes Suspended for Wearing Sports Bras to Practice Changed the Dress Code
Thirteen track athletes were suspended for wearing sports bras to practice. They fought the decision and pushed for a changed dress code.
School Climate & Safety
Nonbinary Child's Long Hair Results in Suspension, Dress Code Amended After Legal Battle
Magnolia ISD in Texas suspended a then-11-year-old nonbinary child for having long hair until a lawsuit forced a gender neutral dress code policy.
Student Well-Being
Education Secretary Calls for End to Corporal Punishment
The practice is still allowed in 23 states, either because laws allow it, or because it's not explicitly banned.