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Tracy Oliver-Gary is helping students realize their full potential.

Every kid's a hero.

Oct. 8, was a day of victory for a group of 22 Life Academy students in Oakland, Calif. They are part of a 2-year-old advocacy club called “The Real DREAM Act Movement.” Students met regularly to support in campaigning for the passage of the federal DREAM Act. After several weeks of active letter writing and campaigning, their dream had finally come true: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 131, a companion bill to AB 130, together known as the “California DREAM Act.”

A troubled Florida community becomes a pioneer in discipline reform.

“So, there aren’t any girls in the book?” Find out how an English teacher answered this student question—and fit the male-centered Lord of the Flies into a classroom focused on voices traditionally left in the margins.

Encourage the change agents in your classroom with this letter of support.

How do we help students fine-tune their skepticism so that it leads to knowledge-seeking and openness to new ideas?

If we look into the heart of bullying, what we often find are deficits of emotional control and empathy. Teaching mindfulness can help.