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Dispelling stigma allows young people to get the mental health support they need.

March 10-14 is Brain Awareness Week. Take a moment to learn more about how brain awareness can actually change your students’ attitudes about their own brains—and even help them be more successful in school.

A Council of All Beings is a great way to have your students develop caring attitudes toward the natural world and each other.

Every school day just after 2 p.m., Sandra pushes her cart into my classroom to clean the bathroom and empty the trash cans. She is the school custodian and my students love her. When students hear her squeaky wheels in the hallway outside our door, they listen for her kind giggle as she enters the room. "Ms. Sandra! Ms. Sandra! Can I help you empty the trash? Can I help you?" they yell out with their hands waving in the air.

Missing an opportunity to speak up creates another opportunity–to practice for next time.

Practical resources to help you teach tolerance all year long.

Sean Price's interview with Arizona State University Professor Neal A. Lester. Lester has twice taught courses on the n-word—and found there’s plenty to talk about.

At my elementary school in Guatemala last year, soccer fields, basketball courts and baseball diamonds were dominated by boys and a handful of brave, tough girls.

Like Rosa and Gloria, your students have surely noticed inequities between different schools. Get them talking about these issues upfront!