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A new curriculum explores a disturbing side of the Progressive Era.

Last weekend, the Southern Poverty Law Center and two partners struck a legal agreement with the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota. Amid revolution in Egypt and fears of a monster snowstorm in the Midwest, this was hardly top-shelf news. But the agreement really was a big deal for LGBT students.

A Russian Tale of Giving

This toolkit for “Joseph’s Castle in the Sky” includes lesson plans, book lists, games and data to help teachers in K-12 classrooms give their students a deeper understanding of Haitian culture and history.

Steps you can take to create a respectful and culturally sensitive classroom.

Are charter schools helping to resegregate public schools? A just-released study states flatly that they are.

Earlier this year I spoke with a group of teachers who reported seeing a dramatic increase in the number of Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in their school district. Among their common concerns was a fear of not being able to effectively communicate with the students and their families. These teachers wanted to reach all their students and make them part of their class communities. And, they were very concerned with meeting the adequate yearly progress (AYP).

“Supermom Saves the Day” tells the story of a young girl who faces gender stereotypes on the school playground. This toolkit structures a guided reading of the story and can be used for grades 3–8.

New concepts of PE and sports programs are making it more fun for everyone to play.