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A third-grade teacher shares how she uses diverse picture books to surround her students with mirrors and windows—and to combat implicit biases.

Leslie, a 38-year-old social worker who counsels children with stressful life situations, found her 4-year-old daughter, Sophia, engaged in animated play with her dolls. She watched incredulously as Sophia invited the four white dolls with blonde hair to a tea party while the dark-skinned doll with black hair lay alone across the room.

Use this infographic to learn about inequality in the juvenile justice system and the damaging effects of the school-to-prison pipeline.

The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.

A community gets to know its own stories—past and present—through the study of slave deeds.

This educator asks, “How can I as a white ally amplify the voices of those affected by racial violence? How can I honor their stories?”

The explosion of news coverage over the controversial execution of Troy Davis in Georgia recently is a reminder that our students learn powerful lessons outside our classrooms. These events offer opportunities for lessons of context inside our classrooms.

This educator wants young people to know that a small group of organized, passionate and hardworking people is behind a national movement.

In a recent discussion about a history reading, I asked students if they understood the need to think critically about what we read, even if the reading is labeled “historical.”

By engaging in creative processes alongside our students, we create spaces where it is safe to take risks and grow.