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No student is too young to participate in conversations about equality and social justice, but words are not the only means through which students can imagine a better future.

Five-year-old Ellie started off the year on good footing. She not only joined her classmates in play but was able to negotiate with friends when conflicts arose. When she was at an activity in the classroom, whether at an art activity or in the block corner, she would almost get lost in her own motivation and passion. Each day, her rapport with her peers and teachers increased. Then things began to change.

Institutional racism can be hard to spot. Try our strategies for sniffing it out.

How can educators and school leaders close the achievement gap for African-American girls?

The tension between religious refusal laws and LGBTQ rights poses a classic social studies dilemma.

Susie King Taylor's illegal education as an enslaved child turned her into a teenage teacher and nurse during the Civil War.

Deaf and hearing students learn together at Kinzie School.

n. pl. Children’s dictionaries have the power to shape how kids see the world. Be sure yours promotes tolerance.

The United States Justice Department recently struck a blow against bullying behavior. Officials there reversed a decade-old policy and asked to intervene in a harassment suit brought by a gay youth.

By incorporating quarterly independent reading projects into her curriculum, this English teacher ensures that every student reads culturally responsive literature.