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NDTAC Issue Brief: Supporting Student Achievement through Sound Behavior Management Practices in Schools and Juvenile Justice Facilities: A Spotlight on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

September 2013
This brief provides an overview of the link between student behavior and traditional school discipline responses and how both affect academic achievement. The brief also highlights PBIS as one alternative behavior management approach demonstrating promise for public schools and institutional setting...

Breaking Schools' Rules: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students' Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement

September 2013
This report by The Council of State Governments Justice Center and the Public Policy Research Institute describes the results of an analysis of millions of school and juvenile justice records in Texas in order to improve policymakers’ understanding of who is suspended and expelled from public second...

How Can We Improve School Discipline?

September 2013
This article from Educational Researcher surveys three approaches to improving school discipline practices and student behavior: ecological approaches to classroom management; schoolwide positive behavioral supports; and social and emotional learning. The article examines the roots of and supporting...

Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice

September 2013
This policy brief explores the impact that school suspension has on children and their families, including the possibility that frequent out-of-school suspension may have a harmful and racially disparate impact. The brief also examines whether frequent disciplinary exclusion from school is education...

National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

September 2013
The National Center provides training and technical assistance to grantees of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students and Project LAUNCH programs in order to strengthen their capacity to achieve their goals. Staff work with school districts and communities on initiatives that foster resilience, promote me...

Addressing the Needs of Multi-System Youth: Strengthening the Connection between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice (PDF)

September 2013
This Center for Juvenile Justice Reform paper was designed to provide a framework for jurisdictions to utilize in better serving youth known to both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The paper is intended to improve understanding of how to prevent youth from crossing over between syste...

Developing Safe Schools Partnerships: Spotlight on Juvenile Justice (PDF)

September 2013
This 2-page fact sheet contains information from the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative and resources on developing effective juvenile justice/school relations. ...

School-Based Wraparound and Its Connection to Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Component of Safe/Effective Schools for All Students

September 2013
By building partnerships with schools, families, and community agencies, wraparound services and programs help youth achieve established goals and transition back into their home communities. The author provides readers with a basic understanding of the wraparound process by describing its basic ele...

Preventing Youth Delinquency: Identifying School Risk and Protective Factors

September 2013
Although a strong body of research on what makes a student at risk for delinquent behavior exists, few studies have examined the variables within schools that exacerbate or counteract these risks. The results of EDJJ's three multimethod studies suggest that school-level characteristics can help mini...

Program Overview: Students in Title I, Part D, Neglect Programs

September 2013
This program overview highlights the goals and uses of Title I, Part D, funding in relation to educational services within neglect programs and discusses educational concerns for students involved in the child welfare system. The characteristics and academic outcomes of students served in Title I, P...

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