My daughter started fifth grade this month with a wonderful new teacher and, to my delight, the absence of one of the most annoyingly ubiquitous “tools” in modern classrooms today: the behavior chart.

Imagine this: You’re sitting in a faculty meeting, bored and tired. As your principal talks, gesturing at PowerPoint slides, your mind starts to wander. You furtively pull out your phone and check ...

I’m pleased to publish this guest post by my colleague Heather Bleakley Chang, who served 11 years as a K-2 teacher and school leader in Philadelphia, and now supports schools as a consultant ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Debate over the use of behaviour charts has erupted on social media, after parents told a popular Brisbane ...

Anna Sullivan receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). She is Board Chair and Director of the Media Centre for Education Research Australia. Roger Slee rreceives funding from the ...

Students getting up to pack their bags before the bell rings. Others talking to friends during a math lesson. And more of them showing up late to class. A new survey run by researchers at Brock ...