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Today’s conventional wisdom is that English language learners (ELLs) need to master English as quickly as possible. Everything else is secondary. If these students remain fluent in their primary languages, good for them. If not, no big deal.

From full-length features to 10-minute shorts, these films caught our attention—and deserve yours.

Family visits can be helpful for teachers and students, yet it can be hard to figure out how to incorporate them. This team professional development activity gives teachers a chance to determine how family visits might work in their school context.

José Luis Vilson builds relationships with students through—and beyond—math.

Coastal Carolina educators work to preserve Gullah culture.

"Test the waters" of human rights awareness with your class before introducing them to the framework by using the following questionnaire.

This year is the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's classic children's book James and the Giant Peach. In the story, 7-year-old orphan James Henry Trotter escapes his two rotten, abusive aunts by crawling into a giant peach, which rolls, floats and flies him to a new life of wonder and love.

I recently served as a reader of scholarship applications. The process included a complex algorithm for inclusion and took several criteria into account, like GPA, test scores, native languages, income level, assets, essays, parental education level and ethnicity. While providing this service, I came face-to-face with a misconception about race and ethnicity: Appearance predicts what language people speak.

Fifty years after the Freedom Schools of 1964, today’s Freedom Schools continue the legacy.

Based on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools, modern-day programs educate and empower students.