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Research tells us that children’s engagement with natural environments offers a host of benefits. Schools can capitalize on this knowledge.

There’s more for your students than meets the eye in Leo Lionni’s classic children’s book Frederick.

Anyone who laments that American young people are apathetic, uninvolved or not sufficiently outraged clearly isn't up on the news.

Connecting teachers and families is a high priority for Julia Zigarelli.

A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

Recently I suspended a seventh-grade boy for publicly calling his former girlfriend a “slut” and a “whore.” Our rules on slurs are clear. But as I learned again, talking about something in class doesn’t always affect student behavior, especially if the unwanted behavior isn’t corrected or condemned outside of the classroom.

Years ago I worked with a child named Justin. A bright, happy child, Justin was a wonderful artist. He loved to create, exploring shapes and colors with crayons and markers and paints. One day, when he was 4 years old, we were coloring together in his big notebook. We had been at it for some time when I picked up a purple crayon and began to add purple to the dazzling array of colors on our page. Almost as soon as I’d begun, Justin dropped his crayon and stared at me.

When Maggie receives two pairs of shoes for her birthday, she must learn to walk between two cultures.