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Meet a school district that brought Black Lives Matter into the classroom—and learn how you could do it too.

Dr. Kendi’s book argues: You can’t effectively teach or learn about racism without understanding its origins.

Mexican culture cannot be reduced to tacos, oversized sombreros and piñatas.

When many students think of buses and desegregation, their minds instantly go to Rosa Parks and the 1954 Montgomery Bus Boycott. But the larger civil rights fight over transportation took place seven years later with the Freedom Rides.

Every school needs a ready plan in the event of a bias incident. Recent developments at two schools illustrate why.

This educator discusses the pedagogical frameworks and the educational tools for challenging common misconceptions about the African continent.

Seeking to push fellow teachers’ thinking around social justice issues, this teacher and her colleague started a book study group. Here’s how they did it.

This week’s statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on historically black colleges and universities is a prime example of whitewashing U.S. history. Classroom teachers for grades 6-12, however, can use this moment as a teaching opportunity.

Representations of black people as animals is both a past and present manifestation of the United States’ complicated history with race.

In this district, students, educators, support staff, administrators and community partners are coming together to affirm that black lives matter.