Operationally define challenging behaviors. Challenging behaviors should be defined in terms that are specific, observable, and measureable (i.e., one can see and count the behaviors). Be specific ...

The 2021-2022 school year began full of promise. Students, families, and educators were ready to get back to pre-pandemic learning routines. Almost no one was prepared for how the landscape had ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Measuring the academic performance of students has remained a top public priority over the last decade. More recently, public attention increasingly has focused on the social and ...

Several skills we developed in childhood helped us ease into adulthood. One of these was the ability to regulate our emotions. But we didn't all master this skill at the same rate, nor do we all ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – According to a new study, the Pew Charitable Trusts says the longer this pandemic continues, the more disruptive behaviors are happening K-12 classrooms. This includes crying and ...

This post was written with Jessica Minahan and originally appeared in the Harvard Education Letter. About 10 percent of the school population, or 9–13 million children, struggle with mental health ...

Two months into this past school year, I was approached by a few teachers about the challenges they were having with students. The year was just beginning, but these teachers—two new to the profession ...