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The names of Confederate and segregationist leaders label the landscape of the South. What are the consequences when these names belong to schools?

Asian-American students give voice to the challenges of living in two cultures.

How students can convert the shameful history of sundown towns in the United States into a rich opportunity for setting the record straight.

Walter Sherrill made chemistry cool. He was the sort of refined man who seemed to glide across a room. His voice never rose above a quiet tone, and he wore a mostly stern expression on a peaceful countenance as he explained scientific equations. I cherished the rare times he smiled—or on occasion—chuckled at the ludicrous conclusions of his high school students.

Alternative certification gives educators a different route to the classroom. Does it make them fish out of water once they get there?

What can we say to our kids after a week like this one?

Every time a new study is released showing black students are suspended at far higher rates than any of their peers, the public seems shocked. Words like “race” and “school to prison pipeline” and “discrimination” find their way into headlines—and then the issue fades away yet again.

A 9th-grade English unit helps students analyze legacy behind Native American mascots.

An African American art form offers new lessons in harmony.

This TT staffer reflects on the incessant violence in our country as an educator and a mother.