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The importance of relationships and community are woven into this school’s culture. How do they do it?

A couple of years ago a student approached me after history class. Avoiding eye contact, he trembled a bit before speaking. His voice was shaking. “I am sorry, teacher,” Armando began. “I could not finish my project. My parents were killed a couple days ago.”

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.

This toolkit for "'Own Your Voice'" is a three-part activity for grades 8–12 that engages students with the Maria Hinojosa interview and asks them to conduct their own interviews that amplify “voice” and tell untold stories.

Jim Bolone’s favorite childhood memory keeps his love of teaching alive, even when bureaucracy gets him down.

A secondary teacher uses multiple perspectives to examine the past.

A Cincinnati school serves Mix It Up as part of academic life.

Talking to kids about immigrant stereotypes.

How do you teach current events in a highly politicized climate in which facts have alternate versions and newspaper editors have worn out the thesaurus looking up synonyms for lie?

Students with hidden disabilities should not be lost in the shuffle or ostracized.