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As an organization committed to justice and equity, the similarities between the Watts Riots and the riots in Ferguson, Missouri following Michael Brown’s death compel us to point out that we do not live in a post-racial world.

Scholar Debbie Reese talks book bans and the fear of a just society.

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.

The tragic loss of Michael Brown presents an opportunity to help students connect with our collective humanity.

The “whys” and “hows” of teaching about religious radicalism.

As a middle school student, I was perplexed by a quote by George Santayana that my history teacher posted on the wall. It read, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a budding history teacher, it continued to puzzle me.

To accompany Freedom's Main Line

Teaching students about the history of their community gives them a stake in its future.

Many educators silently wrestle with this question: Is Black History Month a window of opportunity or just a pigeonhole?