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Despite efforts of college and university admissions people, high-achieving students from small towns and rural areas are being left out of the matriculation process because of poverty.

TT director Maureen Costello thinks students have one simple request: “See me.”

One writer describes his experience being both a gay man and an elementary school teacher.

The associate director of Teaching Tolerance urges us to stick with the tough conversations.

Paulina walked slowly down the hall, her gait marked by the waddle of many pregnant mothers. As she came closer, you could see her belly, slightly swollen. You felt her discomfort as she squeezed into her desk. Five months in, she hadn't seen a doctor or taken any vitamins. The baby's father wasn't in the picture. There were rumors of rape. Her parents had all but disowned her. What role should the school play in the life of a teenage mom? How can we help?

This teacher had the information she needed to decode a student’s tough behavior…but what if she hadn’t?

When a teacher accompanies her students to see the film Bully, she asks important questions about how adults in the school building handle the issue.