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New evidence of the bullying crisis in our schools appears daily in news reports and blogs. For some students, verbal harassment, cyber-ostracism and physical abuse are as routine as turning in homework. That’s particularly true for students who are—or simply perceived to be—gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

Nature learning is formative in early childhood, and it can happen in even the most urban settings.

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello honors Julian Bond, a champion for voting rights.

Follow student activists as they Mix It Up at their schools.

Junior high school students and members of their school's student civil rights team felt that no one was taking them seriously in their efforts to improve the school's climate. Recently they'd visited classrooms and offered presentations on Maine's civil rights laws and the harmful impact of bias-based derogatory language. They did not get a warm reception from their peers.

Students want to know teachers have their backs. Reassure them by answering these two questions.

This year our school district launched an iPad initiative for the kindergarten teachers and students at our Title I elementary school.