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I hear it now and then. It invariably comes after a long day in an elementary school classroom, a day that seems like a year. "If I didn't have [student’s name], I could teach my class!" You know the children who fill in the blank. They're the ones who stand when you ask them to sit, talk when you ask for silence and play when you need them to work. Marvin is one of those children. He is 9 years old.

A new book sheds light on the lesser-known struggles behind the March—and how students can benefit from learning about them.

What do children need when personal tragedy enters the classroom?

TT director Maureen Costello encourages educators to raise students ready to address injustice.

This educator reflects on the importance of identifying missteps in civic engagement projects.

Teachers play a key role in helping girls realize that entering STEM careers is not only possible but necessary.

When teaching his seventh-graders about the Syrian refugee crisis, this teacher decided to step back and let his students immerse themselves in the topic.

Does your school's anti-bullying policy end at the edge of the parking lot?

We must teach conflict resolution, empathy and individual responsibility to students as deliberately as we teach math and science. Schools will not get better until we do.

Practice restorative justice with these role-playing scenarios.