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I’m sitting in my office with Sam, a senior, whose counselor brought him to see me. He missed more school than he attended last year and has started this school year in similar fashion. His counselor thought that a meeting with me might help emphasize the importance of better choices.

Creating a welcoming environment for teachers of color is key to narrowing the student-teacher diversity gap.

A pass-along handout for parents, from Teaching Tolerance magazine.

Some things that happen in school are just not right. It’s not right for a six-year old boy to be handcuffed and shackled to a chair by an armed security officer because he “acted up” in school.

Teen parents find a nurturing environment at school.

This toolkit suggests one way to study the inclusiveness of your school’s climate for LGBT students and athletes. The toolkit includes suggestions for assembling a committee, possible school survey questions and follow-up steps based on the results.

Deaf and hearing students learn together at Kinzie School.