Active shooter drills at schools could harm the psychological development of young students, asserts Melissa Reeves, a professor at Winthrop University and former president of the National Association of School Psychologists. In this interview, she describes how the drills can potentially trigger students who have experienced trauma and suggests schools practice lockdown procedures instead.

As teen suicide rates surged in La Plata County, Colo., Mountain Middle School decided to ban cell phones on campus. The school has been phone-free for seven years, and administrators say the ban has encouraged students to talk to each other and focus more clearly.

The U.S. Secret Service said in a report released on Thursday that many of the mass shootings at schools from 2008 to 2017 could have been prevented.

This report builds on 20 years of NTAC research and guidance in the field of threat assessment by offering an in-depth analysis of the motives, behaviors, and situational factors of the attackers, as well as the tactics, resolutions, and other operationally-relevant details of the attacks. (pdf)

During school it used to be the case that if you misbehave in class, you get sent to see the head teacher or perhaps given detention. But teachers in West Berkshire schools are now being told punishment shouldn't be their first response. They're using so called therapeutic learning, which is designed to look at the…

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Smaller classes are generally better for student achievement, says Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, director of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. However, it can be difficult to assess exactly what size of class is best, especially for middle- and high-school students, she writes.

A schoolwide shift from traditional disciplinary methods to a restorative approach can address the root causes of bullying and teach students the social-emotional skills to handle conflict.

A new app called Goya can dramatically reduce the amount of smartphone distractions in the classroom, but parents have to play an active role, its founders say. Goya, an acronym that stands for "Get Off Your Apps," lets parents disable apps on their child's device during specific hours of the day.

A school district in Texas is using technology and a comprehensive approach to improve school safety, writes Melissa Williams-Scott, executive director of information systems at Dickinson Independent School District. In this blog post, she shares six steps the district took to promote a safe environment, including focusing on quick intervention.

Det är hög tid att låta lärare vara lärare igen – för att återskapa yrkets attraktionskraft, skriver Ulf Lundström, docent i pedagogiskt arbete vid Umeå universitet.