Teacher educator Vera Stenhouse wrote “Rethinking Thanksgiving: Myths and Misgivings” for us for our Fall 2009 issue of the magazine. It’s reprinted below with a new introduction from Vera. For […]
A few right wing bloggers have been highly critical of the talk that Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis gave at the Northwest Teaching for Social Justice conference, and they […]
by Stephanie Walters It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I think that’s how many people would describe life as a teacher union staffer these […]
by Bill Bigelow The other day on the Zinn Education Project’s Facebook page, we asked “What period in history—or theme in history—are you teaching this month?” The responses were fascinating. […]
by Elizabeth Marshall From movies such as Blackboard Jungle and Freedom Writers to televisions shows like Degrassi: The Next Generation and The Wire, teachers and students are regular subjects of […]
by Kris Collett Last Saturday, Rethinking Schools friends and supporters from the Milwaukee area (and a few fine folks from Chicago) had a rollicking good time celebrating 25 years of […]
On Oct. 1, 650 people attended the 4th annual Northwest Teachers for Social Justice conference in Seattle. Rethinking Schools editor Stan Karp gave a well-received talk on “Challenging Corporate Ed […]
Exactly 20 years ago, Rethinking Schools published our first book, Rethinking Columbus. At that time, our editors hoped to help teachers engage students in a more critical, multicultural approach to […]
by Kris Collett President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have another “reformy” idea. Surprised? No, me neither. Now, in addition to using high-stakes standardized test scores to evaluate […]
On September 21—International Peace Day—Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow attended and participated in the dedication of the Zinn Room at the brand new Busboys and Poets bookstore in Hyattsville, Md. […]
by Adam Sanchez Although I had heard about Stand for Children from education activists in Portland for a few years now, I began researching them only after Stand for Children’s […]
Milton Meltzer died two years ago today, and his work is worth revisiting. Rethinking Schools has reprinted his writings and recommended his books over the years. Here’s a piece he […]
by Bill Bigelow All of us who are old enough remember where we were on Sept. 11, 2001. I was in my office at home in Portland, Ore., upstairs, working […]
by Linda Christensen I love the first days of school. I love putting the books back on the shelves, polishing the tables, stacking my bins of colored highlighters, sticky notes, […]
by Melissa Bollow Tempel As I think about the upcoming year, I can’t help but feel slightly pessimistic about change —heck highly pessimistic about change. Yes, I know that Obama […]
