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Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.

Educators have an ethical obligation to teach accurately about Thanksgiving. Here are some online resources that can help.

We all have a responsibility to educate, counsel, organize and demonstrate so that no LGBTQ youth feels life is not worth living.

When teaching his seventh-graders about the Syrian refugee crisis, this teacher decided to step back and let his students immerse themselves in the topic.

If you dig deep, there is a WEALTH of curricular materials right outside the door of your school. Have you ever looked?

If you are the kind of educator who builds a safe and open classroom culture and teaches with a compassionate heart, students will come to you. They will share their secrets. The culture you create in the classroom can often serve as an invitation for students to seek solace and advice outside of class. We have all faced the blessings (and burdens) of our students’ trust. A new study out of Northwestern University (where I teach) reminds us that we must be prepared for our students’ stories to come tumbling out.