A new program designed to improve student behavior is having a positive...
A new program designed to improve student behavior is having a positive impact at Reedy Creek Elementary School, its principal said.
Researchers at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence found Maryland elementary school students receiving behavioral intervention -- an evidence-based program known as School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports -- helped reduce student suspensions and office discipline referrals, and improved student academic achievement.