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Tamera Bryant writes stories, poems, songs and creative nonfiction—mostly for kids and their teachers. When she is not writing, she is usually taking photographs, playing and learning with kids, or hugging trees. Sometimes she does all at the same time. She is co-author of The Values Book (Gryphon House).

Milner is the Helen Faison professor of urban education and profesor of education at the University of Pittsburgh where he directs the Center for Urban Education. His research, teaching and policy interests are urban education, teacher education and the sociology of education. He can be reached at Rmilner@pitt.edu

Bronwyn is a writer, editor, teacher and tutor in California, and the author of Literally Unbelievable: Stories from an East Oakland Classroom. She is a veteran of the Oakland Unified School District, where she was an elementary classroom teacher and passionate advocate for her students and their families. You can find more information about Harris and her work at bronwynharrisauthor.com.

Sara is an educational consultant with over 20 years of experience in K-12 education. Her work in social justice and anti-bias education includes expertise in literacy instruction, equity and diversity and inclusive practice, teacher mentoring, professional development, curriculum design and educational publishing. Wicht is the former senior manager of teaching and learning for Teaching Tolerance.

James Joseph Scheurich is an associate professor in educational administration and the director of the Public School Executive Leadership Programs at Texas A & M. He is the author of Anti-Racist Scholarship and Research Methods in the Postmodern, and coauthor of The Knowledge Base in Educational Administration. He is the coeditor with Angela Valenzuela of the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. He is the author or coauthor of numerous articles in academic journals, including Educational Researcher, Journal of Education Policy, Urban Education, Educational Administration

Monisha Bajaj, Ed.D., is a professor of international and multicultural education at the University of San Francisco, where she directs the M.A. program in human rights education. She has authored multiple books, including the award-winning Schooling for Social Change: The Rise and Impact of Human Rights Education in India (Bloomsbury, 2012), as well as numerous articles. Bajaj has also developed curriculum—particularly related to peace education, human rights, anti-bullying efforts and sustainability—for nonprofit organizations and inter-governmental organizations, such as UNICEF and UNESCO

Jim is an experienced writer and the former head of a school counseling department in a school with a high immigrant population. He has written for the Washington Post, USA Today Weekend, Parent magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Hopkins magazine, Washingtonian and a number of other national education publications.

Alfredo J. Artiles is Professor of Special Education in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. Artiles has published extensively in the general, special, and bilingual education fields. His recent work has focused on the disproportionate placement of English Language Learners and ethnic minority students in special education. His work has also addressed the ways teachers become social justice educators in urban schools. He is a principal investigator for the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt).