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As the instructor of Human Relations and South Dakota Indian Studies classes, I am beaming with pride that our university students choose to tutor K-12 American Indian students. Not only do the pre-service teacher education majors gain valuable experiences with one-on-one tutoring, but as an added benefit, the academic achievement of the K-12 students is improving.

Readers talk coming out, teen dating violence and our Children’s March film.

The winner of the 2012 presidential election will face huge challenges when it comes to education. So we asked our readers to tell this year’s candidates why students matter, what they need and how to improve schools.

This toolkit provides a lesson plan that expands students’ knowledge and understanding of the religious diversity (or lack thereof) in their city, county or state. The lesson ends with an activity around the role of interfaith coalitions in increasing religious understanding.

Need tips for managing the dynamics of a multicultural, multiracial class? Here are four ideas to help you put a plan in place.

A recent Cheerios commercial reminds us of the historical roots of race in the United States. Those roots still cause social and political upset.

What does a commitment to pluralism look like when working with children under five?

The tragic loss of Michael Brown presents an opportunity to help students connect with our collective humanity.

Activists and allies from a variety of identity groups work hard to dismantle exclusionary conceptions of gender. In the classroom, teachers have an opportunity to extend this work, one sentence at a time.

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