Illinois lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require public schools to share all evidence used to suspend or expel ...

There was a push at the California state Capitol this year to put school discipline across the state more in line with restorative justice practices. That effort ultimately stalled out. The idea ...

Two recent studies by researchers at Vanderbilt University and New York University offer valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers and researchers seeking to address persistent racial ...

A school bus makes its rounds in 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The state is among those leaning toward stricter school discipline procedures with a bill that would allow pupils as young as third ...

A new book, "Suspended Futures: Transforming Racial Inequities in School Discipline," guides K-12 education decision-makers in reducing racial disparities in school discipline. Written by Richard ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and alter the federal government’s role in the process. On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump ...

West Virginia lawmakers are again trying to figure out a workable balance on how to handle extreme discipline issues among the youngest students in schools. A big piece of the puzzle is whether West ...

President Trump signed multiple executive orders on Wednesday targeting the country’s education system, from discipline in K-12 schools to how universities are accredited. Regarding school discipline, ...

Jonathan Butcher is the Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and the author of “Splintered: ...

One year it’s gender-affirming policies. Then it’s biological males in girls’ sports and locker rooms. Forced pronouns. Sexually explicit content in school libraries. Each controversy brings packed ...