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 ...

Corporal punishment is still legal in Georgia public schools, though the decision to allow it is left up to local school districts. Under Georgia law, local boards of education can authorize corporal ...

When news broke recently that a 6-year-old student was beaten with a wooden paddle by her school principal in Florida, many people likely had to double check that it wasn’t a story from the 1950s. In ...

Even after its banning, corporal punishment is still being used in some schools and for a new generation of teachers they ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...