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Alternative certification gives educators a different route to the classroom. Does it make them fish out of water once they get there?

Reader responses: you talk social media, bullying and speaking English.

Q: Some of my world history students have taken to drawing Confederate battle flags on their homework assignments. What should I do?

Toni Giarnese found inspiration in her job thanks to a disabled boy who looked a lot like a knight in shining armor.

Administrator William Joslyn says modeling tolerance is key for school leaders. “If we don’t walk the walk, we can’t expect others to.”

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello looks back on our 20th birthday.

Did America’s most divisive war start over slavery or states’ rights? Too many educators get it wrong.

Arts programs battle budget cuts and perceptions that they’re “extra” classes. But they’re the main reason many struggling students stay focused on school.

Secular students are forming clubs for mutual support—they’ll need teacher-allies.

New concepts of PE and sports programs are making it more fun for everyone to play.