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An elementary school principal highlights what can happen when educators give students opportunities to talk about their cultures and to learn about the cultures of other students.

I lean against my classroom door, fielding questions about last night’s homework and passing out early morning hellos. I watch students disperse into their assigned first-period classes. As I steal a quick sip of my morning coffee, I find myself pausing at this thought: A supposedly unbiased computer system serendipitously placed our students into their respective classes, but is this all there is to mixing it up? No.

Teach AND learn about immigration with these literacy activities.

As the final Space Shuttle mission touched down last month, ending NASA’s 30-year space shuttle program, I wondered what would come next for women in aerospace. Without a clear, defined mission from NASA, I questioned where that leaves girls and young women who dream of becoming astronauts.

Maybe you’re thinking texting has no place in the classroom. This teacher found some practical applications.

As educators, we cannot be silent about hate. We must take a stand and equip our students to do the same.

Meet—and learn from—the 2017 Mix It Up Model Schools.

Celebrate Mix It Up this fall by making your school’s big event better than ever.

Careful planning, thoughtfulness and alliances will help educators avoid the pitfalls of Black History Month.