4 Inclusive Practices to Welcome All Students to Your Classroom

Create a classroom that prioritizes student agency and inclusivity for all students during back-to-school season and throughout the school year.

Christian Polizzi

Educator

Elementary Students Can Learn to Make the World a Better Place

An organization founded by a Teach For America alum aims to empower children to positively change the world they are inheriting.

Jacob Adams

Contributor

Want to Support Education Leaders of Color? Help Them With Fundraising

To support Black women who want to open new schools, organizations should teach them how to raise money and introduce them to grantors and other potential donors.

Ebony Payne Brown

Author

Veterans, Your Next Act of Service Could Be in the K-12 classroom

What if more of military veterans stepped into the 300,000 unfilled jobs in schools across the country?

Ryan Pavel

Chief Executive Officer, Warrior-Scholar Project

Allies Need to Be Bold in Their Support of LGBTQ Teachers and Students

The back-to-school season poses a challenge for queer teachers: How open can they be about who they are?

Dwayne J. Bensing

Legal Director, ACLU

You Will Encounter the Model Minority Myth, but It Is Your Legacy to Resist It

The perpetuation of the model minority myth in education harms Asian Americans and hinders efforts to build coalitions with other marginalized people.

Tony DelaRosa

Author

DACA Decisions Aren’t Just News; They Affect Lives Like Mine

Educators and allies should be mindful of the emotional toll experienced by students and others awaiting legal rulings and policy decisions around immigration in the U.S.

María Perales Sánchez

1L, Yale Law School

Lessons About Black August Also Teach Students to Push for Meaningful Change

The new school year is an ideal time to introduce students to lesser-known Black change-makers and historic pushes for social justice.

Joseph Edelin

Public Speaker and Educator

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

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