A core principle of restorative practices is that they are most effective when used before any conflict has occurred.

March 5, 2026 - Teachers are striking for better pay, benefits and class size. But school districts say their budgets are extremely tight and they’re contemplating layoffs. In a recent community ...

Kevin Jones and Suzanne Montoya wrote about a collaboration with Rev. Brigitte Black and the Bloomington chapter of Not in Our Town implementing listening circles in 2020. Their chapter is part of an ...

Juvenile review boards have been operating in Connecticut for decades in an effort to keep youth out of the criminal justice system. In the last five years, the state legislature pushed the ...

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Coming late to class, disrupting a class, or picking on a fellow student are the kinds of behaviors that will earn students in the Benson Schools a visit with Dean of Students ...

Our diversifying high school in northern Colorado is navigating community fractures through the implementation of restorative practices, approaches aimed at building relationships and responding to ...

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would encourage schools to take a new approach to discipline.

Late last year, restorative justice organization Let’s Circle Up gathered community members in West Philadelphia for a two-day workshop to explore alternative approaches to punitive models of criminal ...

Arlington County is shifting its restorative justice efforts to local nonprofits. During the County Board meetings held this weekend and last night, members voted to shift nearly $200,000 to ...

Portland Public Schools has been prioritizing restorative justice as its approach to problem behavior, under a plan rolled out just before the COVID-19 pandemic forced school buildings to close during ...