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Not all kids need the same inteventions. Check out part two of our three-part series for bullying interventions that focus on the 15 percent of students who need social skills training to stop bullying.

The editor of Teaching Tolerance writes on critics' objections to the magazine's treatment of gay and lesbian issues

Nearly a week after the election, school leaders around the country are confronting increasingly volatile school environments. Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello offers several suggestions for how to keep schools safe.

If you are the kind of educator who builds a safe and open classroom culture and teaches with a compassionate heart, students will come to you. They will share their secrets. The culture you create in the classroom can often serve as an invitation for students to seek solace and advice outside of class. We have all faced the blessings (and burdens) of our students’ trust. A new study out of Northwestern University (where I teach) reminds us that we must be prepared for our students’ stories to come tumbling out.

When JT Eberhard of the Secular Student Alliance (SSA), an organization providing support to nontheistic students, received a letter from a teacher bragging about blocking formation of an atheist club, the lack of a return address didn’t slow him down. He used the email address provided by the sender to locate the teacher and alert administrators.

Students need guidance in navigating social media, especially when it’s being used to bully and silence their peers.

A history class provided an opportunity to expand students’ perspective.

Want to do your part to make schools safer? Use National Youth Violence Prevention Week as a starting point for year-round planning.

Encouraging students to take an interest in the well-being of others is not indoctrination: It’s the right thing to do.