Rules for Engagement
The Rules for Engagement blog explored the nonacademic issues that bear on students’ learning. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: social-emotional learning, student well-being, and school climate.
School Climate & Safety
New Jersey to Grade Schools' Anti-Bullying Efforts
The scores are mandated by the Garden State's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Grants to Rehab School Kitchens Included in Obama's Budget Proposal
School nutrition leaders say kitchen upgrades necessary to meet new standards for healthy student meals.
School Climate & Safety
'Willful Defiance' Will No Longer Be Cause for Suspension in San Francisco
The policy is part of a larger plan to lower suspension rates in the district.
Education
The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, a Jeopardy! champion talked about his experiences with racial stereotypes, a gay basketball player shared the significance of the number on his jersey, and a columnist wrote about the great challenge of rural poverty.
School Climate & Safety
Federal Civil Rights Officials Approve Plan to Improve Discipline in Kentucky District
The 8,700-student district agreed to review and improve its discipline policies following an investigation that revealed higher discipline rates for black students.
Equity & Diversity
Efforts to Overturn California Transgender Student Law Fail
Opponents of a new law that applies to transgender students in California schools failed to gain enough valid signatures to qualify a ballot item that would have given voters a chance to overturn the measure.
School Climate & Safety
Adolescent Woes at Heart of Miami Dolphins Scandal
The experience of Jonathan Martin, the Miami Dolphins lineman who quit after being repeatedly harassed by teammates, is a cautionary tale about the lasting effect of adolescent bullying.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Proposed Federal Rules Target Junk-Food Marketing in Schools
First lady Michelle Obama, in a White House conference with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, unveiled proposed new rules that aim to shield students from junk-food advertising during the school day.
Student Well-Being & Movement
The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we see how restorative justice works in one high school, read about the perennial issue of controversial mascots, and learn that the mean jokes in NFL locker rooms may resemble the bullying students deal with in school.
School Climate & Safety
Students See Less Risk of Bullying in Racially Diverse Schools, Study Finds
A sweeping research review on bullying suggests that bullying may be more common in schools with certain characteristics, such as racial homogeneity.
School Climate & Safety
Maryland Lawmaker Wants to Allow Districts to Ignore New Discipline Rules
A Maryland lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow districts to ignore a new state rule, which requires districts to adopt new discipline policies by 2014-15.
School Climate & Safety
Parallels Between 'Loud Music' Case and Discriminatory Discipline, Panelist Says
A perception of greater threat leads some educators to punish black students more harshly than their white peers, leader of civil rights group says.
School Climate & Safety
Kansas Bill Would Authorize Harder Spankings by School Personnel
UPDATED: Democratic state representative Gail Finney, who introduced the bill, said that the measure was designed to clarify the boundaries of acceptable corporal punishment, which is not expressly defined in current Kansas statutes.
Education
The Absolute Best School Climate Blogging (This Week)
This week, we dig deeper into Chicago school discipline data, meet an ice skater who competes in traditional Muslim dress, and catch up with the cute girl from that iconic Lego ad.