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Dr. Claudia Peralta is a professor in the Literacy Department at Boise State University. Her research interests focus on bilingual education, literacy and biliteracy, multicultural education, and social justice. She has published extensively in both English and Spanish, and her latest work focuses on the schooling experiences of Latinos and refugee students both in the U.S. and in their country of origin.

Amanda Najib Ibrahim is an anti-racist, progressive educator and public speaker focused on advancing underserved communities. Amanda is a Palestinian American who grew up in Northern New Jersey and is currently based in the Midwest. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a master’s degree from Columbia University. Prior to attending Columbia University, Amanda spent years teaching abroad, where she served various refugee populations throughout the Middle East, including Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syrian refugees in Southern Turkey and displaced Palestinian refugees in

Emily Kissner teaches fourth grade in rural Pennsylvania. In her 15 years of teaching, she has worked in preschool, middle school and elementary school. She is the author of the Heinemann books Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Retelling and The Forest AND the Trees: Helping Readers Find Details in Texts and Tests.

Helene McGlauflin, MEd., LCPC, is a counselor, educator and writer. Her stories, poems and articles have appeared in books, small presses, literary journals and magazines.

Joseph Flynn is an assistant professor in curriculum and instruction in Illinois. His work focuses on middle school, multicultural and social justice education, and media.

Roozbeh is an assistant professor of comparative and international education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of numerous research articles that examine the intersections of social inequality, formations of youth citizenship and social belonging, and education reform in contexts characterized by rapid sociopolitical change. Shirazi has conducted research and worked on educational initiatives in New York and other U.S. cities, as well as Jordan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, France and the Maldives.

John L. Adams received his Bachelor and Master of Arts in English, History and African-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin and his PhD. from Rutgers University.

Laura is a professor of English, ethnic studies and women and gender studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She is also a published author of non-fiction and poetry.