LGBTQ

The same four students hang out together in front of my classroom most mornings. One set is female and the other male. I do not have these students in my c

For most children, most of the time, their hours in school are the safest part of their day. But if a child is being called by the wrong name or pronouns,

The holiday season is a time of year that many spend with family and friends to share in each other’s joys and success and reflect on aspirations for the c

Two weeks before Thanksgiving, I watched a segment on Chicago’s WGN Morning News where two youth told their stories about homelessness. Something changed i

Being misgendered feels like getting stabbed in the back, even when people don’t do it on purpose. I’ve learned to live with that pain, it’s something I ex

Look at this photo of Edie Windsor. When was she ever photographed looking anything other than confident and jubilant, arms extended and something bright,

Dear Mark, You called out sick today (Thursday, September 6, 2007). Only your third day of school—ever!—and you lied about having a family emergency in Rho

Teachers have the ability to be champions for their students—in all of their intersectional identities, from gender, sexual orientation and race to religio

I recently wrote about how a recent trip to Ireland revealed that despite the faults of the American educational system, one thing we do get right is the s