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Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello wants us to overcome fear.

At a time like this, educators can’t afford not to discuss Ferguson in the classroom.

What can we say to our kids after a week like this one?

Let’s talk about voting. Yesterday, we asked our 65,000 Facebook followers if they had held mock elections in their schools. We heard from one lone voice that reported her middle school had 100 percent turnout.

A Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member reflects on a recent gathering in Montgomery, Ala.

These documentaries caught our attention—and deserve yours.

On Monday, LGBT students’ rights were vindicated in a comprehensive settlement with Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District over its policies that hindered teachers from effectively responding to anti-gay bullying—policies that may have contributed to some of the district’s recent suicides. Then on Tuesday, in the afterglow of this historic victory, the Utah Senate passed its own discriminatory bill (HB 363) prohibiting educators from teaching about, or even talking about, homosexuality.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello wants to tell educators that they are valued.