Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover education as a sector and as the bedrock of all sectors. In his defense, Mr. Peterson posted on Twitter that “I have to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The leader of a church-run school in Orlando was called into a fourth-grade classroom where more than a dozen children were ...

Corporal punishment is viewed as more acceptable and effective when called spanking, according to a new study. Parents and nonparents alike judged identical acts of a child's misbehavior and the ...

Corrected: The photo caption in an earlier version of this story misstated Superintendent George Tomyn’s position on corporal punishment. He does not support paddling in schools. Three years ago, ...

The school setting, which parents, caregivers and students hope to be one of safety, continues to evoke fear in many. With school shootings becoming more frequent each year, children have the added ...

Did you experience corporal punishment as a child? Forty years ago only one country had banned it. Now there are 62. Why? Because we know the long-term negative effects for kids, families, and society ...

Some Georgia school districts still allow corporal punishment, including paddling. Here's what state law and local policies say.

More than 160,000 children were disciplined using corporal punishment in public schools in the United States in the 2013-2014 school year, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of ...

Impairing Education American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch Aug. 11, 2009 62 pages The Gist: It seems like a scene from Oliver Twist — a young pupil being beaten by a 300-lb man wielding ...