In the face of conflict and harm, schools have traditionally punished students. But there might be a better way.

Kendall Hughes was stabbed 12 times in the head, neck and back by a prisoner in a chapel while working as a Colorado prison system chaplain in 2002. A trauma surgeon told him the man had just missed ...

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

Restorative practices are practices learned from the larger Restorative Justice (RJ) movement with the intent of strengthening relationships, building community, and resolving conflict. RJ is a ...

Aaron Stark describes almost becoming a school shooter in his Ted Talk. He had planned to do the shooting, he was suicidal ...

In a bid to expand its restorative justice practices, Metropolitan Business Academy has put together a class for the second year in a row that focuses on helping high schoolers learn that “there are ...

Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or ...

Author, professor and trailblazing activist Bell Hooks once said: "To build community requires vigilant awareness … rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of community." ...

EdSource · This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed Senate ...

Some months ago, I visited a friend who grows lemons, oranges, grapes, pecans and several other foods. Anxious for lemons, I asked if I could pick some. She reminded me the fruit wasn't ready to be ...

How do restorative justice practices in schools impact involvement in the criminal justice system? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from ...

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 ...