Pipe bombs. People murdered because of their skin color or religion. The possible end of federal protections for transgender people. These recent horrific events may have occurred outside school walls, but the associated trauma and fear are spilling into our classrooms. Teachers are struggling to find ways to support their students and to create meaningful […]

Erika Kitzmiller
Erika M. Kitzmiller Ph.D. is a lecturer in the program in Social Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University and a Research Associate at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center. A historian of race, education, and inequality she is currently finishing a book manuscript, The Roots of Inequality.