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Through his experience at a poetry festival, one teacher realized how daily poetry readings could offer students a glimpse into a variety of experiences.

This teacher helps students find commonalities between their own complex lives and the experiences of children a world away.

I recently confronted my prejudices. After teaching for many years in a low-income, high-violence area of Oakland, Calif., I decided to do some private tutoring. I sought to avoid the stress of politics in the district and the uncertainty of having a new principal every year for over eight years. Although I had outlasted all of the teachers I had started working with, I felt guilty because this was the population I wanted to serve.

Mexican culture cannot be reduced to tacos, oversized sombreros and piñatas.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. This TT staff member reflects on watching the moral arc of justice bend a few more degrees.

Anyone who laments that American young people are apathetic, uninvolved or not sufficiently outraged clearly isn't up on the news.

Thanks to online spaces, bullying has never been easier. Here’s how you can intervene.