In this new ProfHacker series, we take on a potentially charged subject: disruptive student behavior in the classroom. In this series, we will present a scenario, and we’ll offer a few suggestions ...

Disruptive classroom behavior or failing to meet reasonable behavioral expectations set forth by instructors have the potential to harm the learning environment for other students and to create unsafe ...

When Kelly Bielefeld takes over for outgoing Wichita Public Schools Superintendent Alicia Thompson on July 1, he will inherit a district that’s grappling with a teacher shortage, disruptive classroom ...

This opinion page can’t seem to talk about the state of our schools without blaming someone. In the various articles listed here, I’ve seen the finger pointed at parents, teachers, administrators, the ...

The first few days of classes in Gwinnett won’t just cover core subjects and syllabuses for the upcoming school year. Georgia’s largest school district is starting a new effort that will focus on ...

When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative behavior. When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students ...

A proposed bill that would no longer classify disruptive behavior by students as a criminal offense passed the Maryland House of Delegates Thursday. Under existing Maryland law, “disrupting school ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State legislators and educators are continuing to put their heads together to look at how to better address concerning behaviors in schools across West Virginia. The Legislative ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – The chairman of the Education Committee in the House of Delegates says major changes are expected for a bill that has caused an uproar on the issue of school suspensions. House ...

Teaching is known to be an emotionally taxing profession and recent meta-analytic findings indicate that student behavior and classroom disruptions are key factors contributing to teacher burnout.

Yet little rigorous evidence exists on whether behavior management can serve as a lever for academic improvement. We evaluate a program that shifts responsibility for establishing behavioral norms and ...