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David Knight teaches at Boston Arts Academy, a public school for the visual and performing arts. Previously, he taught middle and high school humanities in Boston and San Francisco and also has experience in youth development. A graduate of Dartmouth, Stanford and Harvard, David writes on issues related to race, adolescent development and teaching for social justice.

Montana writer and poet Jennifer Greene was teaching college students before she got her first real look at the history of the Flathead Reservation and how her ancestors, the Bitteroot Salish people, came to live there. In her fiction and poetry — including this story — she often puts herself in the place of those ancestors, recreating their voices.

Liz is director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project at the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School. Previously, she was a Carr Center for Reproductive Justice Fellow at A Better Balance. Her paper “Gangsters to Greyhounds: The Past, Present and Future of Offender Registration,” was recently cited in an opinion enhancing due process rights for convicted persons.

Bob is principal of Fox Road Magnet Elementary School, an IB World School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served in a variety of roles during his long career, including special education director and consulting roles. Most of his career has focused on working with culturally diverse, at-risk and high-poverty populations. Lewis holds great passion for the mission of building successful learners and works as a workshop leader for the International Baccalaureate organization; he has also served as a consultant for this organization.

Dr. Ruth A. Wilson works as an educational consultant and curriculum writer. She has a doctorate in early childhood and elementary education and a master’s degree in special education. Dr. Wilson taught at the university level for over 14 years, including ten years at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Professionally, her primary areas of interest are early childhood environmental education and peace education. Much of her work focuses on the holistic development of children, with an emphasis on connections between body, mind, and spirit.

James Loewen taught race relations for 20 years at the University of Vermont; prior to that he taught at Tougaloo College in Mississippi. James W. Loewen is the author of several books, including Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong, Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism and The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader: The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause.”

Brenda Anfinson is a Minnesota-based writer, educator and speaker on issues in adult basic education. She currently teaches basic literacy and civics classes to adult learners. After completing bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and anthropology at Luther College, she completed a master’s degree in education at the University of St. Thomas. When not teaching, she is busy cycling and enjoying the great outdoors.

Gwendolyn Eden hails from the heartland of Nebraska and now resides in thriving, urban Denver. As a product of a year-long fellowship program, Eden is passionate about developing teachers so that all students might learn. Currently in her third year of teaching, Eden is thrilled to share her beginner's perspective and learn from the bigger conversations happening right now in the field of education.

Alicia taught for 30 years in the Brookline Public Schools in Brookline, Massachusetts. She was a Chinese bilingual teacher, then a first-grade educator and finally a third-grade teacher. In 2008, Hsu was awarded the Ernest R. Caverly Award for teaching excellence by the Brookline Education Foundation. She is committed to exploring the ways in which art and story can connect young people, families and communities.

Scott Hirschfeld is the director of education for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, where he manages the development of global learning resources and programs. Prior to joining U.S. Fund, Scott was director of curriculum for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and director of education for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), two of the leading U.S. NGOs working to end discrimination and promote social justice in schools and communities. Before working in the nonprofit sector, Scott was a classroom teacher and staff developer in the New York City public school system for 13 years