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The day after Valentine’s Day 2008, I watched my 1st period students file into the room. They were uncharacteristically quiet. When the bell rang, they all looked at me, waiting to hear how I might make sense of the previous night’s tragedy when Steven Philip Kazmierczak opened fire in Cole Hall on Northern Illinois University’s campus, shooting 21 people and killing five.

Plan family-teacher conferences that focus on the future, not the past.

Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.

Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have fled to the United States. What does this mean for communities, including schools, across the country?

In a world where competition awards few people on the backs of many, school awards can be redesigned to prioritize equity.

At TT we’re always keeping our ears to the ground for innovative programs designed to empower students. Our writer explores two campaigns challenging the implications of the word “bossy.”

Educators at mainstream schools can use the three activities in this toolkit to teach their colleagues and students about deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

This teacher believes it’s crucial for white teachers like her to seek out productive ways to talk about race and racism with students.

Teachers have the power to change the practice of celebrating Columbus to a practice of celebrating indigenous peoples’ presence, endurance and accomplishments. This blogger suggests how to do just that.