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As teachers, it is our job to set kids up to succeed, not to fail. Changing some of our grading practices is a good place to start.

A TT awardee discusses how Talking Circles empower her middle school students.

Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have fled to the United States. What does this mean for communities, including schools, across the country?

Using activist memoirs can help students understand how people effected change in the past—and how young people can effect change now.

Two TT bloggers share their tips on using dystopian young-adult fiction to engage students in discussions about tough topics.

This teacher’s choice to be vulnerable with her students transformed the learning experience.

One after-school programmer reflects on the criminalization of youth.

In a world where words matter, why is there little to no real critical conversation about the mixed-gendered use of “you guys”?

Before Freedom Summer began, Charles Moore and Henry Dee were the first victims of the project's white-supremacist backlash.

The calculated murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner show just how real the risks of Freedom Summer were.