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Affinity groups offer a platform for voices often relegated to the margins.

Engage fourth- through eighth-graders in close readings and read-alouds of Margaret Auguste’s story “The Day I Swam into a New World” with the activities and audio recording in this toolkit.

Teachers play a key role in helping girls realize that entering STEM careers is not only possible but necessary.

Frances dreams of swimming with her classmates, but will everyone be welcome at her new community pool?

The names of Confederate and segregationist leaders label the landscape of the South. What are the consequences when these names belong to schools?

If race is a social construct, what’s up with DNA ancestry testing?

Research tells us that children’s engagement with natural environments offers a host of benefits. Schools can capitalize on this knowledge.

What if students created academic experiences that fit their values?

Giovanni Blair McKenzie gave this speech about supporting LGBTQ youth of color and “interlocking forms of discrimination” at the 2015 Human Rights Campaign’s Time to THRIVE conference.

Every student teaches you something, and this educator will never forget the powerful lesson one student taught him about the diverse ways students can show their learning.