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Many students are constantly tied to their phones. As educators, we can tap into that interest—and students’ curiosity and desire for entertainment—to show them gateways to a wider worldview.

"I just don’t know what to do about Jordan," confessed Mary, whom I’d just met. I don’t know if she was confiding in me because I teach English or because that’s just what one does at a nail salon. “Last year, he spent hours filling his journals and talking about being a writer when he grew up. Now he hardly writes at all. He says he’s not any good at it.”

Teacher bullying is a real phenomenon, but it’s always been hard to quantify—until now.

This educator and researcher illustrates what colorism looks like in schools—and how to counter it.

Effective civics literacy develops critical thinkers who can connect history and current events to engage in democratic action in building an equitable and just society.

Matt Shepard died 20 years ago, but his name lives on in stories, on stage, in the law—and in the classroom.