House bill further undermines public-school choice
The House of Representatives passed H-6021, a bill professing “to level the playing field” between…
Julia SteinyJuly 1, 2021
Getting to the root of bullying.
Bullying is rarely as straight-forward as it seems. So how to handle it? One fine…
Julia SteinyApril 19, 2021
The police should not be handling school discipline.
Tay Anderson was a student and is now a graduate of the Denver Public Schools.…
Julia SteinyApril 19, 2021
What do we want a justice system to accomplish?
The modern judicial system and restorative justice (RJ) both aim to support public peace and…
Julia SteinySeptember 10, 2020
Juvenile Justice and Restorative Conferencing
On The Law Matters with Municipal Judge David Bazar and Deb Morais, Julia discusses YRP’s Restorative Conferencing…
Julia SteinyDecember 11, 2017
Chronically Misbehaving Kids Suffer Mental and Social Disease
Published by EducationNews.org -- Sometimes these students get a chance to shake off the 'bad…
Julia SteinyAugust 26, 2016
College Campus Discipline That Works
Published by EducationNews.org -- Revenge may be satisfying, but it rarely leads to positive change. Here’s…
Julia SteinyAugust 18, 2016
Rhode Island’s New Law Mandates Recess for Kids
Published by EducationNews.org -- Apparently we need the states to step in to prevent the disappearance…
Julia SteinyAugust 4, 2016
Little Kids Need Cool Places to Explore, Not Classroom Time
Published by EducationNews.org -- Doesn’t anyone worry that pre-school can teach kids to hate school…
Julia SteinyJuly 21, 2016
Always Model Kindness, Especially to Children
Published by EducationNews.org -- The kindest response to unwanted behavior is to ask good questions. The…
Julia SteinyJuly 14, 2016