Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Rebecca London spends a lot of time observing school play yards. While doing so, the community-engaged researcher and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz has seen ...

A father’s reaction after his son was suspended for fighting is drawing attention online. The incident has sparked discussion ...

The recent decision by the Chicago Public Schools system to reinstate recess, effectively reversing years of optional recess policy (an option that was exercised less and less), is a step in the right ...

"One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” –Michael J. Fox National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign ...

We all knew one growing up. The playground bully. We saw him pick on smaller kids after school or at recess. We saw him pull on girls’ ponytails. We saw him lift a pack of chewing gum at the drugstore ...

Every school year, parents face a version of the same gut-wrenching scenario: a child comes home from recess with bruises, says another student tackled or hit them, and then adds the part that stings ...