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The Classroom Closet
One writer describes his experience being both a gay man and an elementary school teacher.
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Gear Up for No Name-Calling Week!
Before winter break hits, take some time to plan your school’s celebration of kindness!
An Early Experience with Learning Tolerance
A childhood lesson taught this teacher to ask the right questions when working with students with disabilities.
We’ve Got Egg on Our Blackface
Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.
Commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On this important anniversary, integrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into your classroom reading instruction.
Teaching Courage in a Postmodern World
Students need historic context to connect activism of the past to social issues in the present.
Where Learning Happens
For some marginalized students, profound learning happens in the space between lessons.
Why Do Teachers Quit?
We asked your best advice for improving job quality and retaining teachers. Your answers reinforced the need for social justice in schools.