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DACA Changed My Life–But Undocumented Youth Deserve More

DACA provided some relief to many undocumented youth but its future is uncertain. It is past time for Congress to create lasting protections and a path to citizenship.

José González Camarena

Senior Managing Director of the DACA Initiative at Teach For America

Hawai‘i Students Fought for Free Menstrual Products in Schools and Won

Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill into law requiring public schools to provide free period products. Meet the educator and students who made that happen.

Georgia Davis

Associate Editor

How Afrocentric Lessons Teach Black Kids to Love Themselves

K-12 students typically learn about history through a lens that erases or minimizes the contributions of people of color.

Joseph Edelin

Public Speaker and Educator

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Children Will Ask Questions About Race. How Will Teachers Answer Them?

A Columbia, Missouri kindergarten teacher who nurtures inquiry and teaches children about equality says new laws won’t prevent students from asking questions and standing up for what’s right.

Dawnavyn James

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Black History Educator

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How Schools Are Building a More Inclusive Curriculum

An increasing number of K-12 schools are incorporating ethnic studies into their classrooms.

Sabrina Toppa

Author

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Think Beyond November: Learning Indigenous History and Perspectives All Year

Centering Native voices—and connecting the past to the present—are a crucial part of Indigenous studies.

Kelly Pratt

Copy Chief, One Day

A teacher teaches Native American history to a group of students

How Schools Can Address Black Students’ Unmet Mental Health Needs

Mental health expert Michael A. Lindsey discusses the importance of school-based mental health services for students and the growing push to meet that need.

Georgia Davis

Associate Editor

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Teaching Is Too Important To Treat As Just a Labor of Love

If we hope to retain great teachers in the classroom, we must pay teachers a salary that reflects the essential work they're doing.

Kelly Harper

2019 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year

A Just Future Might Require a Radical Redesign of Where Students Learn

'For literally every injustice, there is an architecture planned and built to sustain and perpetuate that injustice,' says one architect who believes buildings can facilitate liberation.

Joel Serin-Christ

Jose Cotto

Bryan C. Lee Jr. stands in front of a portion of a mural in which a newspaper is painted announcing the end of segregation in schools

What Happens When Philanthropists Begin to Practice Anti-Racism?

Money is starting to flow from people who believe that leaders with lived experiences of inequity are the most qualified to design solutions

Morgan Russell Williams

Talia Herman

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