Culture

Why I founded #CharlestonSyllabus after the Charleston shooting

2015-07-09

Editor’s Note: After a shooting killed nine people at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, educator Dr. Chad Williams wondered how he and other educators could make sense of the tragedy f

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How Marvin Gaye and Nikki Giovanni help my students discuss racial violence

2015-06-25

Editor’s Note: As students around the country process recent incidents of racial violence, educators are working to create a safe space to address it. Teacher Colin Pierce describes how one lesson, in

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Talking about my family’s experience fighting the Islamic State has helped my students

2015-06-10

Editor’s note: As the war against the Islamic State militants continues, teachers are facing questions about how to address the conflict with students. Educator Rusul Alrubail discusses her family’s p

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On Teacher Appreciation Day, 14 educators on why they teach

2015-05-05

Editor’s Note: Every educator has a unique reason for entering the profession. In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day on May 5, we asked contributors to the PBS NewsHour’s Teachers’ Lounge blog to

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My Baltimore eighth-graders’ response to the question, ‘What now?’ left me speechless

2015-05-01

Editor’s Note: Freddie Gray’s death while in Baltimore police custody has sparked protests throughout the country and has spotlighted the anger and frustration that many residents feel toward police.

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Backlash to Indiana’s religious freedom bill helped my LGBTQ students

2015-04-16

Editor’s Note: Indiana’s passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in March immediately sparked criticism that the bill would allow private business to discriminate against LGBT individuals. Te

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Why I’m telling some of my students not to go to college

2015-04-15

Editor’s Note: This month, thousands of students across the country will receive college admission letters and will have to make their decision on which college or university to attend. But teacher Ji

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What I learned when a lockdown drill at our school went wrong

2015-04-10

Editor’s Note: Schools across the country constantly grapple with how to keep students safe. PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs program asked student reporters to document how their communities app

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What the Boston Marathon bombing taught me about helping students with trauma

2015-04-07

Editor’s Note: As jurors deliberate a verdict for Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston and its surrounding towns continue to feel the aftereffects of the bombing. Dr. Barbara Gort

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How I teach about climate change in a state that relies on fossil fuels

2015-03-26

Editor’s Note: A large majority of the scientific community believes that climate change is occurring due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels. But in states like Wyoming, which produces n

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What my middle schoolers learned from debating marijuana legalization

2015-03-13

Editor’s Note: The recreational use of marijuana is now legal in Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Washington and the District of Columbia, with a number of similar legislations pending in other states. Teach

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I’m a queer teacher in the Deep South — how talking about my identity challenges hate

2015-03-02

Editor’s Note: As debate intensifies over equal rights for LGBTQ people, research has spotlighted the benefits of a supportive environment for LGBTQ students who are at an increased risk for bullying

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