The new question-of-the-week is: What are specific ways to make lessons more culturally responsive and culturally sustaining? In Part One, Dr. Rocio del Castillo, Dr. Julia Stearns Cloat, Lisa ...

It’s almost impossible to ignore that K-12 classrooms in the U.S. are filled with students from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds: race, nationality, religion, economic, etc. Many teachers, ...

I had a student I will never forget, a young man who was destined to become the product of low expectations from educators who didn’t believe in his potential. He was told multiple times he didn’t ...

The U.S. reached an important milestone several years ago—minority students now comprise the largest demographic group in our nation’s public schools. While there is great diversity within our student ...

The coronavirus pandemic and school closures across the nation have exposed deep inequities within education: technology access, challenges with communication, lack of support for special education ...

They're the subtle cues and behaviors that shape student success—easily picked up by local students, but often unfamiliar for those from refugee backgrounds. This Refugee Week, human rights and ...

As dean of Illinois’ largest teacher preparation program, Jim Wolfinger works to cultivate socially aware educators who can inspire students in any setting — whether that’s an urban neighborhood with ...

As students start heading back to school, many have decisions to make, like whether to take choir or theater. But some schools are expanding their offerings to make room for art that reflects students ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s recent decision ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are specific online strategies you have used to apply culturally responsive teaching in an online or hybrid environment? In the midst of pandemic craziness, ...