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New Rand Corporation Study Finds Restorative Practices Produce Mixed and Underwhelming Results
New Rand Corporation Study Finds Restorative Practices Produce Mixed and Underwhelming Results: But Some Publications are “Spinning” the Outcomes and Twisting these ResultsDear Colleagues,I...
Read Full ArticleThe Year in Review: Successful School Safety and Equity in School Discipline (Part II)
Putting Politics Aside to Protect our Kids—A Review of the Federal Commission’s School Safety ReportDear Colleagues,Introduction Happy New Year !!! I hope that everyone had a great H...
Read Full ArticleThe School Year in Review: Choosing High-Success Academic and Behavioral Strategies (Part I)
Committing to Educational Excellence by Learning from Hattie’s and SEL’s LimitationsDear Colleagues,Introduction The holidays. . . the New Year. . . a time of reflection. . . a time of hope and joy...
Read Full ArticleThe U.S. Department of Education Wants to “Rethink Special Education,” But Is It Willing to Look at Itself First?
The Department Needs to Change the Office of Special Education Programs at the “Top” in Order to Successfully Impact our Classrooms at the “Bottom”Dear Colleagues,Introduction La...
Read Full ArticleSchool Improvement, Strategic Planning, ESEA, and Multi-Tiered Services: An Anthology of Previous Blogs
Integrating Successful Research-to-Practice Strategies into the New School Year (Part I of II)Dear Colleagues,Introduction While some of you are starting to “trickle” back to your schools, districts...
Read Full ArticleHattie Haters and Lovers: Both are Still Missing the Effective Implementation Steps that Practitioners Need
Critical Questions to Ask your “Hattie Consultant” Before You Sign the ContractDear Colleagues, Over the past five years especially, John Hattie has become internationally-known for his meta-analyti...
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