In Raleigh, North Carolina, on the backside of the Department of Education building is a structure known as the Education Wall. Completed in 1992, the EW was conceived and created by artist Vernon ...

Three years ago, I published an essay defending superintendent suspensions inside the New York City school system. It was a precarious position, a pedagogue arguing in favor of suspending kids from ...

Question: My 6-year-old daughter has recently learned to say “You’re hurting my feelings.” This is part of her school’s anti-bullying program. The problem is, she’s now saying it to me when I ...

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was arrested earlier this month for alleged child abuse after he used a switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. In a statement issued Sept. 15, Peterson ...

Child abuse or proper discipline? That question took center stage in a recent Chicago court case. A father who slapped his 8-year-old daughter because she lied about losing a ring pleaded guilty to ...

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