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A school for the deaf celebrates Dia de los Muertos.

Now that a federal judge has upheld most of Alabama’s new anti-immigration law, supporters can crow that the state is “No. 1” –at least when it comes to cracking down on immigrants. But what does that crackdown mean, practically speaking?

The Kyrene school district is one of the top performing districts in Arizona. We serve approximately 18,000 students in 19 elementary and six middle schools. The student population is quite diverse in background and academic needs.

How can educators and school leaders close the achievement gap for African-American girls?

Many affluent students are oblivious to issues of race and class. Here are two teaching strategies designed to open their eyes.

Dare to dream big about what senior year could be.

This teacher had the information she needed to decode a student’s tough behavior…but what if she hadn’t?

I really should be practicing Aura Lee right now—or Merrily We Roll Along.I will soon be marching on stage, balancing my sheet music on the stand, wetting my reed, and playing the clarinet in front of parents, school board members, students, even the superintendent.How exactly did I get myself into this mess?It all started with a simple email.Pull out your instruments, Teachers, and join our Beginning Band students in their October concert….

No Child Left Behind is plunging many English language learners into the educational mainstream — and sometimes getting them in over their heads.