Restorative Practices Resources

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Publications

Augmenting Restorative Approaches with Behavioral Heath in Schools, National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice

Beyond Suspensions Examining School Discipline Policies and Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color with Disabilities Briefing, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Circle Keeper Toolkit, Suffolk University Center for Restorative Justice

Connecting Communities of Courage: Building Inclusive, Safe, and Engaging Schools, National School Climate Center

Establishing a Restorative Mindset Considerations for Adults in Schools, Highmark Foundation Center for Safe Schools

Integrating Bullying Prevention and Restorative Practices in Schools: Considerations for Practitioners and Policymakers, Highmark Foundation Center for Safe Schools

School Responder Model Podcast Series Episode 1: Restorative Approaches Summary, National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice

School Responder Model Podcast Series Episode 2: Restorative Approaches Summary, National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice

Parent and Educator Guide To School Climate Resources, United States Department of Education

Power in Partnerships: Building Connections at the Intersections of Racial Justice and LGBTQ Movements to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Advancement Project, Equality Federation Institute, Gay Straight Alliance Network

Restorative Practices Help Reduce Student Suspensions Research Brief, RAND Corporation

Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools A Guide for Educators, Schott Foundation for Public Education

Restorative Practices Implementation Report Summary of Findings, John Hopkins Institute for Education Policy

Restorative Works, 2016 Year in Review, IIRP

Restorative Works, 2017 Year in Review, IIRP

Restorative Works, 2018 Year in Review, IIRP

Restorative Works, 2019 Year in Review, IIRP

The Starts and Stumbles of Restorative Justice in Education: Where Do We Go from Here?, National Education Policy Center

Toolkit for Transforming School Discipline in Remote and Blended Learning During COVID-19, The Transforming School Discipline Collaborative[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Articles

The Promise of Restorative Practices to Transform Teacher-Student Relationships and Achieve Equity in School Discipline, Anne Gregory, Kathleen Clawson, Alycia Davis, and Jennifer Gerewitz

New and Developing Research on Disparities in Discipline, Russell J. Skiba, Mariella I. Arredondo, and M. Karega Rausch

School Discipline at a Crossroads: From Zero Tolerance to Early Response, Russell J. Skiba and Reece L. Peterson

Restorative Justice and School Discipline: Mutually Exclusive? A practitioner’s view of the impact of Community Conferencing in Queensland schools, Lisa Cameron and Margaret Thorsborne

Keeping Kids in School: Restorative Justice, Punitive Discipline, and the School to Prison Pipeline, Thalia Gonzalez

School Discipline as a Turning Point: The Cumulative Effect of Suspension on Arrest, Thomas Mowen and John Brent

Exploring the Impact of School Discipline on Racial Disproportion in the Juvenile Justice System, Sean Nicholson-Crotty, Zachaiy Birchmeier, and David Valentine

Preparing for prison? The criminalization of school discipline in the USA, Paul J. Hirschfield

“Tuck in that Shirt!” Race, Class, Gender, and Discipline in an Urban School, Edward W. Morris

Overrepresentation of African American Students in Exclusionary Discipline The Role of School Policy, Pamela Fenning and Jennifer Rose[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Websites

International Institute of Restorative Practices

Suffolk University Center for Restorative Justice

Child Health and Development Institute, Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]