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What do you do with a teacher who provides students with authentic learning opportunities? A teacher who invests her own resources to support students? A teacher who was voted Teacher of the Year two of the last three years? If you’re Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Mich., you fire her.

When a conflict between students escalated to a physical level, this teacher looked at all the factors involved, including the classroom space.

This high school language arts teacher marvels at how his students were engaged in controversial and difficult topics.

After the Southern Poverty Law Center responded to a plea for help from students in Savannah, Tenn., we’re happy to report that students successfully wore pro-LGBT slogans at school last week without resistance and with mostly positive responses from classmates.

This week, another barrier to women’s equality fell. The tony Augusta National Golf Club, home to the Masters Tournament, extended membership to two women, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore. Club Chairman Billy Payne declared it “a joyous occasion,” yet I don’t feel the urge to jump for joy.

This teacher’s choice to be vulnerable with her students transformed the learning experience.

What does a commitment to pluralism look like when working with children under five?

Going into children’s communities is the best way for teachers to learn about the cultural wealth existing in homes and to understand the importance of including families in the education of their children.

No matter the spelling or context, the n-word remains intertwined with American racial tensions past and present.

An Ohio school district with a high percentage of Amish students learns the value of respect and compromise.