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American Indian scholar Karen Gayton Swisher envisions effective education for all Indian children.

Unsure how to give your students the best experience possible? Here are some ways to help.

When it comes to the damage inflicted by racist mascots and sports posturing, apologies are not enough.

Bilingual storytellers blend history, tradition and culture to teach the power of language and story.

Writing poetry is an excellent way for students to explore identity and find meaning and value in everyday experiences.

With 40 minutes—or fewer—to spend with students each week, this elementary music teacher struggled to teach meaningful content. Then she began asking herself, "Who do I want my students to be when they leave my classroom?"

The first day of my second year of teaching, a third-grader walked into class, saw another student and punched him in the nose. He didn’t say anything or give any indication that he was going to do this. It just happened. After cleaning up the blood and redirecting the class, I asked the attacker why he wanted to punch someone else. “He’s Mexican,” he said. “He don’t belong in my class.”