An Ohio state law is encouraging a positive approach to discipline in schools by focusing on prevention over punishment, according to Education Slice. The law, known as the Supporting Alternatives for Fair Education Act, sets
In the five years since Michigan voters approved recreational pot, cannabis culture has engulfed everyday life, especially in Detroit, according to Chalkbeat Detroit. The increased access to weed is contributing to a growing public health
Every time educators suspend students from school, they must select a formal reason, according to The Hechinger Report. In Texas, they have 42 options to pick from — fighting, school-related gang violence, even arson. Despite
Student discipline in response to plagiarism rose from 48% to 64% over the last school year, according to the Center for Democracy & Technology, as reported in K-12 Dive. The CDT found: Nearly twice as many teachers said
Incidents of student misconduct have risen in New York City since pandemic disruptions, though serious crimes in schools have decreased, according to the New York Times. New York City schools are grappling with a spike
School discipline might be the hardest education issue to find common ground, writes Michael J. Petrilli in Education Next. “That shouldn’t be surprising, given how divisive our country’s debate has been on the related issue
Luis Rios used to have one way to react when he felt he was being dissed: with his fists, according to an article in Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Luis, 15, was a straight A student at Philadelphia’s Hopkinson
The number of students who were suspended or arrested at school fell dramatically during the first full school year of the pandemic, new federal data show, according to Chalkbeat Chicago. And though disparities in who
Bad student behavior “continues to escalate,” said Matt Cretsinger, director of special services for the Marshalltown Community School District, in an article in Education Next. “There are more behavioral needs than we’ve ever seen… it’s a
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