Parents are the third rail of the discipline conversation. Teachers say they need backup from their school leaders.

Education Week journalists have consistently heard anecdotes about problems with student behavior and engagement, so for the 2026 The State of Teaching survey, we crafted a few questions about how ...

Springfield teachers and principals logged 17,759 student discipline incidents during the 2022-23 year, an increase of about 30 percent — 4,154 incidents — compared to the prior year. Each incident ...

Young children in a classroom (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Ground Picture) The landscape of modern education requires a fundamental shift in how student behavior is understood and managed.

This school year, students nationwide have been filmed swearing at teachers, flipping over desks, and committing physical violence. Poor behavior in schools is not new, but educators’ testimony and ...

As a new school year begins, teachers want to make sure it is a positive experience for students. A big part of that comes down to behavior. “Dysregulated students become kids who hate school, and I ...

Assessing student learning effectively is often complicated by relying on ambiguous proxies such as grades, quiz scores, or assumptions about students' internal states, such as what they feel, think, ...