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First-In-Family Immigrant Students Face a Double Challenge When Applying to Colleges.

I wish I could introduce Santos to many residents in my state. Santos is a fifth-grader at my school. I want to keep him safe. He was in my classroom for the first half of second grade. His parents are migrant workers, so when the spring, summer and fall work on South Carolina farms slows and stops for the winter, they take their family to other places and look for life-sustaining employment. Over the past three years, Santos has spent part of the school years here and part away.

This high school English teacher in the Dominican Republic wanted to combine her students’ knowledge with action. The resulting project did just that.

Educators need to recognize the doubts that students carry, this former elementary teacher says. But in doing so, educators should emphasize to students that doubt can lead to learning and growth.

Sometimes the “T” in LGBTQ gets overlooked.

More than half the students in my middle school receive special education services or some extra help for academics or behavior. We polled our student leadership to find out the biggest issues in school. They said, “Cliques.”

The legacy of slavery isn’t limited to the South.

Let students ‘do’ history for themselves.