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Last week’s Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit in Washington, D.C., shone light on an often overlooked group—immigrant students.

In an ideal world, our students would be safe to openly be who they are at all times. Since the world we live in is far from ideal, we must support our students’ rights to privacy and trust them to make the decision to reveal their sexuality when they feel the time is right.

Let’s talk about voting. Yesterday, we asked our 65,000 Facebook followers if they had held mock elections in their schools. We heard from one lone voice that reported her middle school had 100 percent turnout.

The year 1963 marks the 50 th anniversary of many milestones in the civil rights movement. In the current issue of Teaching Tolerance, “ Once Upon a Time in America” traces some of the movements’ toughest trials. The

A history class offered an opportunity to model speaking up against bias.

Thinking ahead to next school year? Incorporate these suggestions into your planning.

Q: Some of my world history students have taken to drawing Confederate battle flags on their homework assignments. What should I do?

Student filmmakers promote dialogue and activism in their communities.

A Kentucky school district bucks the trend toward exclusionary discipline.

Some educators think these widely-used teaching activities may do as much harm as good — at least in anti-bias learning.