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A First Amendment project challenges schools to take liberties seriously.

The story of people whose lives are forever changed by a test bomb gets lost in seas of misunderstanding, political posturing and classified paperwork.

In honor of the United Nations Decade for the Culture of Nonviolence, we offer practical ideas for making peace a priority in your classroom community.

A hunger project moves California students from indifference to activism.

For many activist teachers, the journey of promoting equity in education is a lonely one.

A city seeks to heal its history of racial violence.

December 10, 1998, marked the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Classrooms around the country participated in a yearlong commemoration by exploring human rights issues across the curriculum.

For education activist Bill Ayers, the secret of effective teaching is to see each child as one's own.

Chicana activist Elizabeth Martínez calls for fearless thinking about racism.

Students learn rights and responsibilities through law-related education.