Over four decades of parenting, I’ve seen the way attitudes and practices shift – often in response to perceived problems or overcorrections. Once, there was a belief in letting kids do their own ...

There’s a familiar, frustrating tension between practice and policy. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior, and much else, there are yawning gaps between the views from ...

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has released its draft LCAP for the 2024-25 school year. The district presented its goals for the next three years at its May 16 meeting. The LCAP, or the ...

Sixth graders at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland, in a “community circle” focused on motivation and homework. These efforts are part of the district’s approach to proactively building ...

When a crime is committed, our penal system rightly focuses on enacting justice for the victim – primarily in the form of punishment for the offender. In domestic violence cases, that punishment takes ...

The aim of restorative justice work is to repair relationships and restore trust in communities impacted by crime. The goal is to foster healing, especially in families, and assist with accountability ...

Doorways' new Community Services Center in Ballston Tower (staff photo by Dan Egitto) A new restorative justice program is focusing on the needs of people who have suffered domestic and sexual ...

Howard Zehr on his role in restorative justice movements and the philosophies’ indigenous roots. Howard Zehr, often called the “grandfather” of restorative justice, speaks about his role in the ...

From left, Ben Johnson, Erin Goudreau, Claire Peterson, Madison Fernandez, Kris Samuel, Ashley Tetu and Catherine Gunderson at the Center for Restorative Youth Justice in Kalispell on Wednesday, April ...

On the second floor of the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx, a group of recent high school graduates sat in a circle and shared how they act when they feel comfortable. One said when ...

Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior.