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Rural educators face just as many challenges as urban colleagues when it comes to helping children of color. But there are tools to help them.

Tribal curricula are changing educational outcomes—for both Native and non-Native students.

My third-period students rushed in at the start of class, wide-eyed and excited. Something had happened. “Quentin hit Ms. Combs!” Helen Combs was my friend. She taught language arts. “He knocked her down,” one student reported. “They took her to the hospital, and the police took him away in handcuffs!”

The joys of teaching Huck Finn to today's youth.

Are you short on time, but want to teach your students about role models? This after-school educator offers some practical advice.

Students’ names are an important reflection of identity and culture, as educators, we must put in the time to honor those names and pronunciation.

How to help your students talk about race.

Two afternoons a week, I tutor a high school junior in English and history and enjoy gleaning insights into a different school community than the one in which I work. My client Mary attends a school with a predominantly white and wealthy student population. I work mainly with students of color from families who live in poverty.

When students thought success was impossible, wooden model rockets served as tools to boost self-esteem.