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Hawaiian language educators reclaim a cultural legacy.

Educators need to recognize the doubts that students carry, this former elementary teacher says. But in doing so, educators should emphasize to students that doubt can lead to learning and growth.

One way to encourage young people to be concerned about the common good is to teach them about “the commons.”

Seeking to push fellow teachers’ thinking around social justice issues, this teacher and her colleague started a book study group. Here’s how they did it.

The day after Valentine’s Day 2008, I watched my 1st period students file into the room. They were uncharacteristically quiet. When the bell rang, they all looked at me, waiting to hear how I might make sense of the previous night’s tragedy when Steven Philip Kazmierczak opened fire in Cole Hall on Northern Illinois University’s campus, shooting 21 people and killing five.

A third-grade teacher shares how she uses diverse picture books to surround her students with mirrors and windows—and to combat implicit biases.

Young philosophers in San Francisco ponder age-old questions

In a world where competition awards few people on the backs of many, school awards can be redesigned to prioritize equity.

A teacher gave students a simple task: Be kind, but selfless. The results illustrate the contagious effects of humanity.

Paul Gorski calls on fellow educators examine the classist assumptions infiltrating classrooms and schools.