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I am intellectually aware of Paola’s poverty. Nine out of 10 students at our school come from families whose income level meets the federal poverty guidelines. Paola, an immigrant from El Salvador, is one of them. The first-grader lives in a small apartment with her grandma, mom, sister and uncle. Combined, the adults earn less than $26,170 a year.

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

Two leading multicultural educators reflect on how White teachers can help dismantle a legacy of racial domination and injustice.

The United States has championed human rights around the globe but needs to consistently ensure those protections domestically.

A North Carolina museum educator invites students to explore religious diversity through art.

As Earth Day approaches, it’s a good time to think about how you approach issues of identity and diversity when it comes to the environment—regardless of the subject you teach. Here’s how one science teacher did it.

This toolkit provides a lesson plan that expands students’ knowledge and understanding of the religious diversity (or lack thereof) in their city, county or state. The lesson ends with an activity around the role of interfaith coalitions in increasing religious understanding.

This educator reflects on a blog she wrote for Teaching Tolerance in 2014—and finds herself confronting the same misperceptions from others about her culture and worldview.

Counselor Torrye Reeves believes there are three keys to keeping parents involved with their kids at school: communication, communication, communication.