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The movement around diverse books is gaining momentum.

The Teaching Tolerance team had a confab earlier this week to plan ahead. Looking at a 2011 calendar, Sean Price, Teaching Tolerance’s managing editor, reminded me that the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War was fast approaching. Did we want to do something? My first response? Frankly, no. As a former U.S. history teacher, I suspected that the next four years will present an unending opportunity mainly for military history buffs to strut their stuff. We would, I suggested to Sean, better serve teachers by focusing on the themes that spoke to racial justice.

Learn how Serial Testimony places the emphasis on student experience.

Rural educators face just as many challenges as urban colleagues when it comes to helping children of color. But there are tools to help them.

Tribal curricula are changing educational outcomes—for both Native and non-Native students.

My third-period students rushed in at the start of class, wide-eyed and excited. Something had happened. “Quentin hit Ms. Combs!” Helen Combs was my friend. She taught language arts. “He knocked her down,” one student reported. “They took her to the hospital, and the police took him away in handcuffs!”

The joys of teaching Huck Finn to today's youth.

Are you short on time, but want to teach your students about role models? This after-school educator offers some practical advice.

Students’ names are an important reflection of identity and culture, as educators, we must put in the time to honor those names and pronunciation.