February 5, 2022
Why Do They Keep Trying to “Validate” Restorative Practices with Lousy (or Worse) Data?More Proof that Schools Need to Avoid Restorative (Justice) Programs and PracticesEducators need to be wary when…
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January 22, 2022
(Pandemic-Related?) Behavioral Challenges and Student Violence in Our Schools Today:Preparing for Action by Pursuing the Principles Needed for Assessment and InterventionDear Colleagues,Introduction: Twittering Twitter Twits This past week, I posted…
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January 8, 2022
Educators Need to Deal with Reality by Facing, Analyzing, and then Changing Reality: The Damage Done When We Ignore, Lie About, Misinterpret, Sugar-Coat, or Surrealize RealityDear Colleagues,Introduction “Happy” New Year. .…
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December 18, 2021
The Blog-Year in Review: Politics and the Pandemic, SEL and MTSS, Race and DisproportionalityLearning from the Past to Improve Student Outcomes in the FutureDear Colleagues,Introduction Some unrealistically began 2021 with…
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December 4, 2021
Will the Controversy Over Critical Race Theory Damage Students’ Pursuit to Better Understand Cultural, Racial, and Individual Differences?Is Our Nation At-Risk. . . for Different Reasons than in 1983?Dear Colleagues,Introduction …
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November 20, 2021
What Do Race, Reading, Billy Joel, and Jeopardy Have in Common with our Nation’s Students?They are All Putting our Nation’s Students At-RiskDear Colleagues,Introduction Last week, I was in the Student…
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November 6, 2021
The Current State of SEL in our Schools: The Frenzy, Flaws, and Fads (Part II)If the Goal is to Teach Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Skills, Why are We Getting on…
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October 23, 2021
Addressing Students’ SEL Pandemic Needs by Addressing their SEL Universal Needs (Part I)What Social, Emotional, Attributional, and Behavioral Skills Do ALL Students Need from an SEL Initiative?Dear Colleagues,Introduction Lately, two or three…
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October 9, 2021
A Setting is NOT an Intervention: It’s Where the Real Intervention Has the Highest Probability of SuccessIt’s Not WHERE We Put Students and Staff, It’s WHAT We Do When They’re ThereDear Colleagues,Introduction …
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September 25, 2021
How Have Districts Tried and Failed to Eliminate Disproportionate Discipline Rates for Students of Color and With Disabilities? It’s Not About the Plan, It’s About What’s IN the Plan. . . and…
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