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By not including contemporary Native peoples into any discussion of Native experiences, we are doing these populations and our students a huge disservice.

Every morning at 7:15, the doors of our school open wide to a line of bus riders ready to come inside. "Hello, Jaheem. Hi, Kiara. Hey, Imani. Hope you're having a good day, Omar," I call out as the students walk past me to the cafeteria for breakfast. I stand at the doors for a moment and watch the big, yellow buses puff their diesel exhaust and chug their way to the garage until it's time for their afternoon run. Is there a more universal symbol for public schools than a big, yellow school bus?

The start of the school year is an important time to remember that names have meaning—whether they belong to monuments, mountains or to your own students.

Use this infographic to learn about inequality in the juvenile justice system and the damaging effects of the school-to-prison pipeline.

The most important civil rights case you’ve never heard of.

Three years ago, a young activist used social media to put her idea into practice. Now her effort to honor Native people is an international event—and it keeps growing.

Despite arguments to the contrary, ethnic studies benefits all students—and research backs it up.