The answer to challenging behaviors in kindergarten is support, not separation

When I read about a Tennessee school district considering alternative placements for kindergarten students with significant ...
Psychology Today

Responding to Behavioral Challenges in the Classroom

Teachers and educators across the country are having to deal with more behavioral challenges in the classroom than ever before, all of which cause a variety of obstacles toward creating and ...
Medical Xpress

Study reveals how children with disruptive behavior get 'stuck' in specific brain states

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...
Chicago Tribune

Column: Schools tackling growing behavior issues by focusing on emotions, respect

Leaders at East Aurora School District 131 are proud of the academic accomplishments that have been made in recent years, particularly with graduation rates and state testing scores. But there is ...
Education Week

Teachers Say Student Behavior Has Made the Job (Almost) Impossible

Kicking. Yelling. Throwing school supplies across the room. Physical violence. Teachers report experiencing these every day. And when class sizes bloat, or teachers don’t feel supported by their ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

For nine weeks, MPS students can transfer to a center of mindfulness. Here’s how it works

When 16-year-old Melania saw a younger student throwing a fit in the hallway at the Milwaukee Public Schools Success Center, she asked the girl if she wanted a hug. “I just ended up sitting there for ...
The Conversation

Australian classrooms are among the ‘least favourable’ for discipline in the OECD. Here’s how to improve student behaviour

A major international report says the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools is among the “least favourable” in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). On Tuesday, the ...