School officials have debated the pros and disadvantages of students using cell phones in school. To examine the influence of student cell phone use on academics and conduct, Ohio high school and middle school administrators (6-12) were surveyed on their policies and perceptions of cell phone use in their schools. The research also examined the…

Emotionally traumatized students who display disorderly behavior have difficulty academically, emotionally, and socially in school. The purpose of this study was to explain principals' and assistant principals' perspectives on the impact emotional trauma has on students' academic success. The problem is teachers lack the knowledge and skills to…

Research conducted to date provides a limited understanding of the landscape of school-based screening practices across academic, behavioral, and health domains, thus providing impetus for the current survey study. A total of 475 K-12 school building administrators representing 409 unique school districts across the United States completed an…

In elementary schools, intervention service delivery is often initiated through multidisciplinary problem-solving teams. Therefore, the functioning of the team is a critical feature to facilitate intervention outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine two methods to improve the practices of problem-solving teams by: (a) replicating the use…

Research in education, criminology, and sociology has long suggested that there is a strong, reciprocal connection between students' behaviors in school and their academic achievement. Student misbehavior in schools has also been described as a serious problem by the public as well as school practitioners. Traditionally, assistant principals are…