Articles

This educator wants young people to know that a small group of organized, passionate and hardworking people is behind a national movement.

An after-school teacher uses trivia to get her elementary students thinking about the world around them—including civil rights history.

Despite arguments to the contrary, ethnic studies benefits all students—and research backs it up.

Hardships faced by communities in crisis are national issues worth teaching.

A community gets to know its own stories—past and present—through the study of slave deeds.

How can educators and school leaders close the achievement gap for African-American girls?

How do you respond to co-workers who do not recognize their own privileges? An after-school program staff member shares her experience.

This teacher believes it’s crucial for white teachers like her to seek out productive ways to talk about race and racism with students.

What is the fundamental outcome of educators growing their racial competence? Learning.

A third-grade teacher shares how she uses diverse picture books to surround her students with mirrors and windows—and to combat implicit biases.