November 8, 2025
The Denial of Dreams: Disproportionate School Discipline is about Discrimination, Not DEIListen to a summary and analysis of this Blog on the Improving Education Today: The…
July 27, 2024
Are Schools Really Prepared to Address Educators’ Biggest Behavioral Student Concerns Right Now? (Part II)“We’ve Got Serious Problems and We Need Serious People”[To listen to…
December 30, 2023
A 2023 Review of Education’s Most (De)Pressing Issues:Productive Practices to Address the Pressure Points in Your District or School[To listen to a synopsis and analysis…
August 26, 2023
Research Does Not Support Growth Mindset Strategies in the Classroom:How “Culturally Fluent Ideas” Influence Educators to Waste Time, Money, Resources, and Good Faith[To listen to…
July 8, 2023
Is the Restorative Discipline Bandwagon Rolling Back?Five Reasons Why Its Roll-Out Wasn’t Warranted in the First Place[To listen to a synopsis and analysis of this…
December 31, 2022
Reviewing the Educational Challenges of 2022: The Need for Improvement in the Midst of Academic Gaps, Discipline and SEL Problems, School Shootings, and Continued DisproportionalityDear Colleagues,Introduction …
February 19, 2022
The SEL Secret to Success: You Need to “Stop & Think” and “Make Good Choices”Helping Students Learn and Demonstrate Emotional Control, Communication, and CopingAwareness without…
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…
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 …
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…