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Schools transform culture through ‘trauma-informed’ approach to student discipline
In many schools, a “trauma-informed” approach to student discipline is leading to fewer suspensions and expulsions
Learning to lead in middle school
Officials at Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont, believe one of the best ways for students to learn is to lead, and they’re expanding a school advisory program to give students more opportunities to mentor younger students.
Wide-Ranging Journeys, Inner Change
Part one of a two-part series on the Nexus Global Studies program
Texas teen fights expulsion for sitting out the Pledge of Allegiance
A Texas high schooler is fighting to reverse an expulsion for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, an act of defiance she argues is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Study shows character education effective with both youngsters and high schoolers
A new study suggests character education programs can be effective, or even more so, in high school than with younger students.
Building social skills by eliminating social media
At San Lorenzo High School, students deposit their phones in a locked pouch for the day, a practice school leaders say has improved learning, behavior, and social interactions.
Model UN requires students to take other perspectives
Young female students at Buffalo’s Nardin Academy recently trekked to Chicago to represent Brazil in a Model United Nations conference hosted by University of Chicago students, an exercise in civics that required students to immerse themselves in new cultures and ideas.
AL football champ launches campaign to change bullying school culture
Former University of Alabama lineman Bradley Bozeman is tired of talking about bullying. He’s determined to do something about it.
Learning responsibility by growing salad greens
In Montpelier, VT, biology students are tending to both their own education and a greenhouse serving their whole school district’s food system. The high school students are thriving with the responsibility of growing salad greens, which are purchased and served by all three schools in their district, as covered by Edutopia.
The Role of a School Leader is to Set the School’s Culture
Modeling behavior, consistency, collective accountability, and relationship building
Yutu-Strong
We can survive and thrive in any situation
Prisoners model generosity with bicycles
In Bermuda, five prisoners defied expectations by repairing and restoring bicycles as gifts for children.
