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My middle school students had started to use words like “bum,” “creeper,” and “hobo” to describe people who are homeless in our city. To my eighth-graders, it was comic relief.

It’s summertime, and students have replaced class time with free time. In the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, parents and teachers are painfully aware of the widespread racial profiling targeting men of color—particularly younger men who are more apt to be out and about during these summer months.

Despite efforts of college and university admissions people, high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas are being left out of the matriculation process because of poverty.

A decade after Brown, Title IV again called for desegregation of public schools. Studying images of segregated schools close in time and place can help students build a picture of the wide discrepancies between educational facilities.

Help kids navigate our sometimes-violent world.

Cultural celebrations give students a chance to shine and benefit schools all year long.

From full-length features to 10-minute shorts, these films caught our attention—and deserve yours.

In the final installment of the three-part blog series, this Mix It Up coordinator shares how her school plans for the big event

TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.