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When we talk about devoting so many minutes to each subject in a school day, we need to make time for students to communicate about what really matters to them.

How can educators tackle stereotypes that negatively influence classroom performance? Here are some suggestions from the director of Not In Our School.

I don’t have an answer to the question, “How should I talk to my students about Garissa?” But I have some real fears about the dangers of not contextualizing this incident.

This educator reflects on a blog she wrote for Teaching Tolerance in 2014—and finds herself confronting the same misperceptions from others about her culture and worldview.

From Selma to Ferguson and beyond, implicit bias has been at play. But educators can take steps to understand this bias and move toward solutions.

What do you do when anti-bias teaching strategies are derailed by real, in-the-moment fears? See how one educator responded to Islamophobia in her classroom.

We all have a responsibility to educate, counsel, organize and demonstrate so that no LGBTQ youth feels life is not worth living.

Recognizing the history of defamatory symbols can help schools see fewer of them.

In the event of a tragedy, teachers can make powerful connections with students and families by showing they care.

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