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Ann Van Etten teaches eighth-grade language arts in Iowa. She received a bachelor’s degree in English education with a minor in creative writing from the University of Northern Iowa, and a master’s in English education at the University of Iowa. She earned her National Board Certification in English language arts in 2010. Van Etten also teaches creative writing to middle school students at the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, a non-profit after school arts organization.

Lauren Winner, of Charlottesville, Va., studies history at the University of Cambridge, England.

Susan has been teaching in public school settings for over 30 years. For the past 15 years, she has been a teacher/librarian for the Amherst Public Schools in Massachusetts. She has also taught preschool, kindergarten and first grade in schools in Minnesota and Massachusetts.

Kathy Briccetti works as a school psychologist and freelance writer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Raquel works as a teacher librarian in the elementary section of a private school in Bogotá, Colombia.

Samantha has been a social studies teacher in New York City public schools since 2007. During this time, she has taught a wide range of history, art, health, research and writing courses to high school students. In 2013, she was the recipient of the Teachers Who Make a Difference Award from Scholarship Plus.

Laura is a 22-year veteran public school teacher in a large suburban school north of Syracuse, New York. Brown runs a Medium publication called " Teaching in Trump's America" that features her own work and other educators' posts.

Janet Schmidt, an educator in Wellesley, Mass. and member of TRUCE, was the 2002-03 Teaching Tolerance Research Fellow.

Greg Schreur teaches English and history in Grand Rapids, Mich. public schools, working with the juvenile justice system.

James Banks wrote "Diversity Within Unity" which provides more information on the democratic significance of culturally relevant pedagogy.