"Our schools and institutions need educators who are courageous enough to acknowledge that what we are currently doing is not meeting the needs of all learners. Our learning environments are not universally designed if we lack the willingness to address the inclusion of systems, structures and routines that provide our learners with agency, such as restorative practices. Elizabeth Stein not only acknowledges this but provides readers with tools that are necessary to implement these practices with fidelity." - Mirko Chardin, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at Novak Education and former Founding Head of School of the Putnam Avenue Upper School in Cambridge, MA.

"Dr. Elizabeth Stein so invitingly brings us into her world where understanding students works in intuitive as well as surprising ways. She really connects brain and heart to help educators crack the middle-school code in humanizing, immediately applicable ways. I am beyond thrilled to see her make the work accessible and replicable. She is as loving and passionate as she is knowledgeable and practical." - Jennifer Bradshaw, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Ardsley (NY) School District