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This high school English teacher in the Dominican Republic wanted to combine her students’ knowledge with action. The resulting project did just that.

Plan family-teacher conferences that focus on the future, not the past.

A Buddy Bench can make recess more inclusive—and more fun!

Austin teenagers learn to expect respect in dating relationships.

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.

At a time when the nation’s schools are becoming more segregated, teachers and students across the country have an opportunity to show the rest of the world they’re committed to challenging these boundaries by registering for Teaching Tolerance’s Mix It Up at Lunch Day.

As a student, seventh grade was a really scary time for me. Even now, I distinctly remember the churning in my belly every morning when I arrived at school. I was crippled by insecurity when the teacher called my name in class and all eyes turned my way. School felt aggressive and frightening. Students struggled for power and to be seen as “popular.” I began to realize that my anxiety was something that made me different from the other kids.

How can educators enfranchise student voices for school improvement? A free toolkit—Speak Out, Listen Up!—offers some try-tomorrow strategies.

An eventful taxi ride home after a challenging day gave this teacher perspective on her life’s work.