Issues

You Represent Hope in Hard Times

A campaign that promises the “largest deportation” in history, that claims educators force “brutal” sex change operations on children, and that represents so much ugliness, is victorious. The campaign was […]

Teaching Climate Justice and Solidarity

Welcome to the second installment of Rethinking Schools’ climate justice newsletter. As we described in our inaugural email blast: “We aim to connect climate justice educators across regions, disciplines, and […]

PragerU Ambushes Our Schools

Karen Elias

Meet the right-wing nonprofit attempting to push racism, sexism, and climate denial in public schools.

Election Myths and Movement Hopes

U.S. presidential elections are wrapped in myths about “democracy” that mask a profoundly undemocratic system.

Erasing Palestinian History: The Propaganda of PragerU’s Israel Series

Jesse Hagopian

Hagopian critiques a new set of PragerU videos that seek to justify Israeli occupation.

Why Do You Live Where You Live?

Using Interactive Maps to Connect Past Racist Housing Policy to the Present

Carl Faucher

A middle school English teacher uses online mapping tools to connect past racist housing policy to the present.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Preschool Classroom: An Interview with Nichole Efird

Jen Sauer

Tennessee teacher Jen Sauer interviews Cherokee teacher Nichole Efird about how to bring Indigenous culture and knowledge into the preschool classroom.

“More People Get What They Need”

First Graders Explore Light, Sound, and Accessibility

Sarah Arnett

First graders learn about accessibility and empathy through constructing emergency signals.

Rethinking Teaching About the USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee: A Revision that Centers Resistance

Gretchen Kraig-Turner

A high school science teacher revises her lesson on the USPHS Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee to center resistance.

Our picks for books, videos, websites, and other social justice resources 39.1

Check out these valuable resources, reviewed by Rethinking Schools editors and Teaching for Change colleagues.