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School policies that protect LGBT educators pave the way for more honest teacher-student relationships.

All Michael really wants for his birthday is to be himself.

When a student directed an LGBT slur at a classmate, this teacher missed the teachable moment. He won’t let that happen again.

A pair of news stories this week reported that students were being silenced and punished when they attempted to speak up for others. This is disappointing.

The theme of Women’s History Month 2013 is “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.” Make March a jumping-off point for a year-long effort to invite female students into the world of STEM.

When students express outrage over the “rape culture” in another country, the teacher brings the discussion closer to home for further exploration.

Creating welcoming classrooms for young children of LGBT families.

For transgender youth, the school’s bathroom can be a dangerous place. School administrators must set policies now allowing for students to use the facilities to match their gender identities.

On a recent field trip, I found Nashley and Bersabeh in a quiet corner of the library, sharing both a chair and a book. For an English teacher, this scene is pure gold: two ninth-graders, becoming friends, in the library, reading a book. I snapped a photo before squealing my delight. Then, I crouched down next to them to find out more about what they were reading.

Students are dying. On Nov. 27, Josh Pacheco took his own life. He had come out as gay to his mother a couple months before his death. His parents learned recently that Josh had been bullied at school.