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What do you do with a teacher who provides students with authentic learning opportunities? A teacher who invests her own resources to support students? A teacher who was voted Teacher of the Year two of the last three years? If you’re Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell at the Pontiac Academy for Excellence Middle School in Pontiac, Mich., you fire her.

Best Practices // Engaging Limited English Proficient Students and Families

Every time a new study is released showing black students are suspended at far higher rates than any of their peers, the public seems shocked. Words like “race” and “school to prison pipeline” and “discrimination” find their way into headlines—and then the issue fades away yet again.

Fundraising has become standard for most schools—but an education system that relies on private donations will never be equitable.

A TT staff member reflects on her experience learning about refugee crises during middle and high school—and the implications of those lessons today.

Hardships faced by communities in crisis are national issues worth teaching.

When teachers have mentors and teachers of their very own, the results can make a meaningful impact.