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

The organization clearly has great brand recognition, but what does it really mean to “Rock the Vote”?

Silence speaks volumes. Our students are listening.

In 1920, Tennessee lawmaker Harry Burn followed his mother’s advice on a controversial vote—and changed voting rights history.

Scholars are divided on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the civil rights movement. This blogger, a history teacher, explains why this debate is a valuable lesson.

When we call for empowerment of our students, what are we asking for?

The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.

The emancipation story remains largely incomplete, over 150 years later.

As educators, we must push past the call to “prepare students for the future.” This approach is insufficient and ultimately hazardous.

As educators, we cannot be silent about hate. We must take a stand and equip our students to do the same.