Marco Vargas, a leader with Students Demand Action and a senior at Nava College Preparatory Academy, is working to keep his school and his community safe from gun violence.
TT Educator Grants support social justice at the classroom, school and district levels. TT's grants manager spoke with grantee Jenny Finn about her project helping her Appalachian students explore racism and white privilege close to home.
TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district level. TT's grant manager caught up with grantee Chris Hass, whose project included families in his students' social justice education.
We reached out to students around the country working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. Mary Cox is a senior at Marshall County High School, where two students were killed in a school shooting in January 2018.
Local school, church and nonprofit staff members gathered to protest an immigration raid at a local meat packing plant—and to support the children of detained workers.
Jackie Brown has worked in high poverty elementary schools in the United States and abroad for twenty-eight years. Her career has taken her to Northern Ireland, Northern India and both Tribal and Public Schools in Washington State. She is dedicated to increasing awareness among educators, administrators and lawmakers about the effects of childhood trauma on brain development and on a student's ability to learn. Through yoga, mindfulness and love, Jackie has helped build resiliency in both herself and her students. When not teaching, Jackie spends her time backpacking, rebel rousing, cooking
With testing comes a heightened sense of anxiety for many students and their teachers. Consider trying these survival tips to help your students feel less anxious and bring their best selves to testing days.
We reached out to students from around the United States who are working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. This time, we caught up with senior Alex King, Peace Warrior and leader with Good Kids, Mad City at North Lawndale College Prep High School.