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"There’s nothing wrong with the way your grandparents talk,” my elementary school teachers used to say. “Standard English is different. Not better or worse. It’s just a way of talking that you need to know.”

For one family, finding a kindergarten classroom meant getting honest about race, class and privilege.

She was always smarter than the curriculum allowed her to be. Now one Miami student is showing future teachers how to keep students engaged.

Kawania Wooten’s voice tightens when she describes the struggle she’s having at the school her son attends. When his class created a timeline of civilization, Wooten saw the Greeks, the Romans and the Incas. But nothing was said about Africa, even though the class has several African American students.

Zero tolerance policies were supposed to end school violence. Instead, they’re pushing students out of school and into the justice system — and children of color are paying the highest price.

Using Barack Obama's historic speech on race in the classroom.

Lilia E. Sarmiento, a scholar and expert in biliteracy, shares a personal story about the challenges and joys — and ultimate effectiveness — of bilingual education.

How students can convert the shameful history of sundown towns in the United States into a rich opportunity for setting the record straight.

Will the Supreme Court outlaw purposeful integration of our schools?

In 1957, nine black schoolchildren enrolled at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and compelled the nation to live up to its promise of equality. Fifty years later, Central High's teachers and students revisit the past to help shape the future.