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How to challenge language prejudice in the classroom.

This after-school educator developed a creative set of discussion questions and prompts to help students talk about empathy. Her tools? A young adult novel, the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework and Perspectives for a Diverse America.

Children of Appalachia gain pride in their heritage and history

An Arab-Jewish cooperative school strikes a balance for coexistence.

Two New Mexico classrooms learn the fine art of living with Tourette Syndrome.

Concerns about the impact of fake news are actually concerns about learning to know. That’s why teaching about confirmation bias is imperative.

Students learn to spot bias in their culture —and confront their own homophobia in the process.

Wearing blackface as a joke or a tribute suggests lack of understanding about the origin of this racist practice.

A couple of years ago, my wife casually mentioned that our son’s school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, would be introducing some single-sex classes. I was surprised because I thought any type of segregation was illegal. But after a little research, I found that a sexual revolution has been brewing in our public schools.

I didn’t say a word. I never saw myself as a person to let a homophobic comment slide. Even from another adult. Even from someone with more power than me in the hierarchy of the school structure. But that day, in that conversation, I just let it go.