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This afterschool educator discusses how historical fiction is an effective tool to teach youth about underrepresented people and identities in classrooms and in U.S. history textbooks.

Educators have an ethical obligation to teach accurately about Thanksgiving. Here are some online resources that can help.

Allyship cannot involve checklists. According to this white educator, “The walk—the movement toward allyship—is ongoing.”

A number of years ago, I asked my ninth-grade English students to make a bucket list of at least three things they’d like to do before they die. Examples of what they wrote down include “riding a motorcycle,” “becoming a

The 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is around the corner. Teach this critical history with our new publication and webinar.

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day may be over, but focusing on social divisions in schools is still a priority.

An eventful taxi ride home after a challenging day gave this teacher perspective on her life’s work.

This blogger responds to the assault of a student at Spring Valley High School and reflects on the message that “kids should just listen and stay out of ‘trouble.’”

This after-school educator developed a creative set of discussion questions and prompts to help students talk about empathy. Her tools? A young adult novel, the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework and Perspectives for a Diverse America.

Mix It Up at Lunch Day is on Tuesday, October 27! Here are some things for organizers to think about between now and then.