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A list of tips for teachers about cultural competence in the classroom.

Safety Helps Overcome Stereotypes in This ESOL Class

To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.

Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.

One Sunday morning around 6:30 a.m., I boarded the 7 train in New York City to go to Queens. Scattered throughout the car were about seven weary workers, their clothes covered in dirt. They were trying to sleep after what I imagine had been a long night of hard physical labor. I thought many were probably immigrants who had collected a day’s pay. Before the train started its journey, two very alert guys boarded wearing hoods. One stood at one end of the subway, keeping watch outside and the other immediately started going through the pockets of one of the sleeping workers. I looked around for others to step in. Most averted their eyes from the crime.

When election rhetoric threatened their district culture, this group of California teachers organized a “Teach In.”