Sept. 23, 2009, The New York Times Magazine article about young boys and girls coming out in middle school.

Cathy Chadwick is the founder of TouchStone Yoga, a Christian yoga center, and she teaches yoga classes in several Massachusetts churches and communities, including one at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

The Islamic Schools Association of New York provides resources and networking for Islamic schools throughout the state. (See a list.) It’s based in the borough of Queens. Email through the website.

See a March 26, 2008, New York Times story about the growth of homeschooling among Muslims.

Audrey Shabbas is founder of Arab World and Islamic Resources, which provides educational resources about Islam and the Arab world for students from elementary to high school. She leads workshops for teachers around the country. AWAIR is based in Abiquiu, N.M.

The Islamic Foundation of North America creates curricula for the study of Islam and Arab- and Muslim-themed literature in parochial schools, weekend classes and for homeschoolers.

IQRA is the leading U.S. publisher of textbooks and materials for Islamic Sunday schools. It’s based in Chicago and has an educational foundation in Skokie.

The Council of Islamic Schools in North America provides resources and training for full- and part-time Islamic schools. It’s based in Plainfield, Ind.

NewCAJE, previously the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education, is a transdenominational organization for Jewish educators in North America. NewCAJE works with all settings of Jewish education including day schools, complementary schools, camps, JCC’s, independent schools, afterschool programs and online programs. Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is the president.