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School gardens can foster cross-cultural and multicultural understandings.

When we call for empowerment of our students, what are we asking for?

I recently confronted my prejudices. After teaching for many years in a low-income, high-violence area of Oakland, Calif., I decided to do some private tutoring. I sought to avoid the stress of politics in the district and the uncertainty of having a new principal every year for over eight years. Although I had outlasted all of the teachers I had started working with, I felt guilty because this was the population I wanted to serve.

Inspired by a TED Talk, a teacher mobilizes his entire school community to plant an urban garden.

Requiring the ACT increases college accessibility—but more support is needed to create a school-wide culture of achievement.

Vanessa Dugo goes the extra mile to connect with families.

This teacher turned an everyday frustration into a teachable moment—for himself.