Government
- Beyond suspensions: Examining school discipline policies and connections to the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color with disabilities (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
- Parent and educator guide to school climate resources (U.S. Department of Education)
- Guiding principles: A resource guide for improving school climate and discipline (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice)
- Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2015-16 School Year (Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education)
- School discipline consensus report (The Council of State Governments Justice Center) [Watch video]
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2014 (National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Teachers unions
- Communication, relationships are keys to better discipline (American Federation of Teachers)
- Restorative practices: Fostering healthy relationships and promoting positive discipline in schools (Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Advancement Project, American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association)
National institutions and organizations
- The starts and stumbles of restorative justice in education: Where do we go from here? (National Education Policy Center)
- From a nation at risk to a nation at hope (Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development)
- Connecting communities of courage: Building inclusive, safe, and engaging schools (National School Climate Center)
- Applying an equity lens to social, emotional and academic development (Pennsylvania State University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- The brain basis for integrated social, emotional, and academic development: How emotions and social relationships drive learning (Aspen Institute)
- Do schools implementing SWPBIS have decreased racial and ethnic disproportionality in school discipline? (PBIS OSEP Technical Assistance Center)
- Law and order in school and society: How discipline and policing policies harm students of color, and what we can do about it (National Education Policy Center)
- Social emotional learning in elementary school: Preparation for success (Pennsylvania State University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- Social and emotional learning: Perspectives from America’s schools (Education Week Research Center)
- Ending the school-to-prison pipeline, a written statement to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (ACLU)
- Are zero tolerance policies effective in the schools?: An evidentiary review and recommendations (American Psychological Association Zero Tolerance Task Force)
Regional reports
- Restorative practices in Baltimore City Public Schools: Research updates and implementation guide (Open Society Institute-Baltimore)
- Maryland Commission on the school-to-prison pipeline and restorative practices (Report to the Maryland Governor and General Assembly)
- Safe and supportive schools: A plan to improve school slimate and safety in NYC (New York City Comptroller)
- Programs such as restorative practices credited for California’s 13% drop in number of students suspended and expelled (EdSource)
- Closing the school discipline gap: Signs of progress in California (UCLA Center for Civil Rights Remedies)
- Suspending Chicago’s students: Differences in discipline practices across schools (The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research)
- Restoring justice in Buffalo Public Schools: Safe and supporting quality education for all (Citizen Action of New York, Alliance for Quality Education, Public Policy and Education Fund, Advancement Project)
- Restorative justice and health in Merced schools: Improving health impacts though school discipline policy in Merced, CA (Human Impact Partners, Building Healthy Communities Merced, Merced Organizing Project, The California Endowment)
Other academic reports
- Are achievement gaps related to discipline gaps? Evidence from national data (Francis A. Pearman, II, F. Chris Curran, et al., 2019)