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Schools have a responsibility to maintain a safe learning environment for all students—this seems on first examination a simple enough statement. It isn’t. Two words are key—“learning” and “all.” A school that is inclusive of all its students but unable to nurture learning has failed in its responsibility. An academically successful school that only supports its majority students has equally neglected its obligation.

Educators at mainstream schools can use the three activities in this toolkit to teach their colleagues and students about deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

A pair of news stories this week reported that students were being silenced and punished when they attempted to speak up for others. This is disappointing.

Every kid's a hero.

Using activist memoirs can help students understand how people effected change in the past—and how young people can effect change now.

To close an English unit on social activism, this teacher had her students reflect by recognizing and writing about the activist potential in their classmates.

For education activist Bill Ayers, the secret of effective teaching is to see each child as one's own.

After the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, courageous survivors have inspired a groundswell of activism and advocacy. Here's what you need to know—and what you can do, no matter your situation.