Laura B. Turchi is a teacher, educator, and author specializing in English Language Arts. She is clinical professor in English at Arizona State University, where she is the curriculum director for “RaceB4Race: Sustaining, Building, Innovating.” She also codirects The Shakespeare and Social Justice project funded by the Department of Education’s Assistance in Arts Education fund at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. She is coauthor of Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose: A Student-Centered Approach and author of Teaching Shakespeare with Interactive Editions.