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This ninth-grade English language arts teacher—and TT Award winner—offers a creative way for teaching about political candidates.

Every time a new study is released showing black students are suspended at far higher rates than any of their peers, the public seems shocked. Words like “race” and “school to prison pipeline” and “discrimination” find their way into headlines—and then the issue fades away yet again.

Scripted curricula can limit teachers and hurt morale. But living social justice ideals in the classroom still imparts valuable lessons to students.

It’s time for us and our students to talk about the word lame.

Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.

Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello reminds us that storytelling can conquer fears.