Childhood Is Dying
Iraq’s children have been more gravely affected by the U.S. occupation than any other segment of the population.”
Social Justice
Pump Up the Blowouts
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Chicana/o School Blowouts
Putting a Human Face on the Immigration Debate
For those of us working with immigrant populations, we have in our students living examples that we can use to bring the immigration issue to the forefront and teach all of our students.
Empire or Humanity?
The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project—Democrats and Republicans have taken turns extending it
Rethinking MySpace
As an educator constantly searching for ways to use popular culture in my classroom
Beyond Anthologies
A veteran teacher laments the trend toward mandated curriculum and argues that teachers should choose materials that address students’ lives and social issues.
Following The Flame
Teacher and students discover that even critically acclaimed literature can disenfranchise as well as empower.
Living Algebra, Living Wage
Eighth graders finally get what they ask for: an algebra lesson for the real world.”
Do Ask, Do Tell
Two Chicago educators question the premier teacher education accrediting agency’s removal of social justice and sexual orientation language from its standards.
Shaking Foundations
Virginia professors take on the state’s attempt to eliminate Social Foundations of Education” from required course work.”
Money, Schools, and Justice
School funding systems mirror—and reproduce—the inequality we see all around us.
Lego Fascists’ (that’s us) vs. Fox News
What’s so wrong about questioning modern American values such as consumerism and militarism?
Still Rethinking Our Classrooms
Rethinking Schools rolls out an updated and expanded version of our bestselling guide to teaching for social justice.
Students Galvanize for Immigrant Rights
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Rethinking Agatha Christie
The strange and offensive history of Ten Little Indians” (Hint: They weren’t always called “Indians.”)
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Reconstructing Race
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Rhetoric or Reality?
Do small schools change teaching practice?
The Recruitment Minefield
Emiliano Santiago. Not many of our students know his name. But they should. Santiago joined the Oregon Army National Guard on June 28, 1996, shortly after his high school graduation […]
Integrals and Equity
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Not in Our Name
Reclaiming the democratic vision of small school reform.
When Small Is Beautiful
The principal of Brooklyn’s El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice shows how art can connect students with their communities.
Exploring Our Urban Wilderness
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See You When We Get There
Profiling an African American teacher on Chicago’s south side.
Beyond Pink and Blue
A unit on gender stereotypes inspires students to take action.
“The Laptops Are Coming! The Laptops Are Coming!”
Things to think about before the laptops arrive in your classroom.