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The food justice unit was one of the most successful of the year. Until the meltdown. Students had watched Food, Inc., read several articles about food production and created masterful multimedia presentations on their learning. They were now presenting. Omar chose several pictures of his favorite dishes. He told us about them and how they were made. Then he interjected a seemingly innocent joke.

To accompany Freedom's Main Line

Affinity groups offer a platform for voices often relegated to the margins.

This piece accompanies the feature story " Voices of Columbine." Holocaust survivor Gerda Klein, known for her work to reduce bigotry and hunger through tolerance-based education, drew from her own painful history to

Modeled after the 1964 Mississippi Freedom schools, which were designed to change a community by giving residents the tools to develop leaders and exercise political power, modern Freedom Schools—such as those run by the

The start of the school year is an important time to remember that names have meaning—whether they belong to monuments, mountains or to your own students.

Inspired by a Teaching Tolerance story, this educator asked her third-grade students to create original superheroes modeled after themselves.

Despite language barriers and inadequate translation, teachers can find clarity and solutions by reaching out to students’ families.

When I began teaching classes of primarily black students in Oakland, Calif., many of my white friends started to see me as something of an expert on African-American culture. While I understand that I could not possibly be an expert, I have been privy to some interesting conversations. I represent a comfort level that can lead to more cross-cultural discussions.