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What "little" things do you do that might marginalize your students in poverty?

After hearing talk of the presidential election being rigged, this teacher, swim coach and TT Award winner began reflecting on a race that actually is rigged—the one his students face every day.

In this fourth-grade teacher’s classroom, a long lineup of U.S. presidential faces is tacked on the wall. She reflects on how a new president will soon gaze down on her students.

At the end of the school day, many kids carry responsibilities far beyond homework.

Superintendent Heidi Sipe is committed to building the bridges students need to follow their dreams.

Extra attention and mentoring before first-generation students attend college can give them the tools to feel comfortable, confident and welcome when they start their higher education journey.

This teacher’s musings about Max from Where the Wild Things Are leads to a reflection on the ways educators can close opportunity gaps for their students.

A stunning revelation about one of his students led this educator to rethink his teaching practice.

She’s popular, but is she right? TT examines Dr. Ruby Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty.

The language that educators use to address students can maintain and reinforce class structures and classist attitudes. The antidote? Anti-classist language.