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Read Mara’s essay, “Candelight,” about how meditative drawing helps her cope with misophonia, a disorder that causes the hatred of specific sounds.

Read Ella’s essay, “Noni’s House,” about the scratchy records and soft chairs in her favorite house—where she’ll always have someone to catch her if she falls down.

We received many outstanding essays for the Winter 2017 Writing Competition. Though not every participant can win the contest, we’d like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard responds to the winners of our Winter 2017 National Student Writing Competition.

Like any skill, kindness takes practice. Teach kindness and other social-emotional skills with these outstanding free resources, including an educators guide, from the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation.

This visual learning lesson will get your students thinking about solar power and unbelievable inventions.

Young people across the country are pouring into the streets to protest for social justice. But to create real change, students need to know what comes next. “Resistance 101” introduces students to

When students in Carah Reed’s Ethnic Studies class realized that the mass media wasn’t sharing the truth about Standing Rock, they dug deeper to learn more. These inner-city high schoolers shared their

Is not voting a responsible option in a presidential election?