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I was a teacher for eight years before becoming a therapist. I am currently working at two middle schools in Longmont, Colo., as a prevention/intervention specialist. Basically, my job is to provide a safe place where students can share their most pressing issues without feeling judged.

Every kid's a hero.

If your students haven’t already begun testing, we know it’s right around the corner. This mindfulness practitioner suggests some ways to relieve students’ test-related stress.

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Hamer shares how his documentary A Place in the Middle, co-directed with Joe Wilson, can help students see the value of inclusion, the power of cultural heritage and their ability to create a more positive school climate.

As the number of obese and overweight children grows, so does size bias.

A Teaching Tolerance staffer reflects on how Grant Wiggins influenced her teaching and the education world at large.

Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.

As educators, we must push past the call to “prepare students for the future.” This approach is insufficient and ultimately hazardous.

Students and educators in Jefferson County, Colorado, are pushing back against their school board’s proposal to whitewash U.S. history.