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When the authors of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution wrote, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” they sparked a debate that continues

For one family, finding a kindergarten classroom meant getting honest about race, class and privilege.

Mentors and coaches can be anti-bias allies.

As a teacher, being responsive to each child’s needs, strengths and interests requires knowing each child and the developmentally appropriate strategies for each child.

The Women’s March on Washington Youth Ambassadors are sending a message: Young people’s voices must be heard.

Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States, and its proponents feel emboldened. The antidote? Anti-bias education.

What does the rise in hate groups and hate crimes say about our American history and American democracy when all lives should matter?

All over the nation people strive to answer Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous invocation: “What are you doing for others?” Many engage in projects to make their community a better place to live. My students at Life Academy in California have answered the call to service in several ways. First, they showed up on campus during a school holiday to beautify the school grounds, paint a mural, clean out an old storage room, build benches and tend to a garden. Second, they launched a 74-day fast “Season of Peace Building.” Students signed up to fast on certain days, in a kind of relay, to highlight the time from MLK day to Cesar Chavez day.

The Brown decision represents a symbol of the country we still seek to become.