Effective classroom management (CM) is critical to promoting student success, as there is a clear connection between teacher CM practices and student academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. Research demonstrates that children spend more time academically engaged, progress more rapidly, and have higher levels of academic achievement when they…

Educators' use of exclusionary discipline practices (e.g., our-of-school suspension) has been systematically applied to Black and brown youth, impacting opportunities for academic achievement. Federal policy calls for educators to refine their practice when racial discipline disparities are detected, yet there is little guidance in the law about…