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

Sixth grade teacher Vicki Rotker leads a “community circle” at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, which is introducing restorative ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed Senate ...

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 ...

Today’s post is Part Two in a series on strategies for implementing restorative practices in schools. Ivette Stern, LCSW, is the director of operations for the Positive Learning Collaborative. She has ...

At the beginning of October, a landmark gathering of church leaders sat down at roundtables in a brightly lit hall. The event was diverse as far as ecclesial gatherings have historically gone; the ...