Join Rethinking Schools for a virtual discussion and celebration of “I Didn't Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education,” the memoir of Karen Lewis, the brilliant former president of the Chicago Teachers Union. The webinar will feature Rethinking Schools’ Executive Director Cierra Kaler-Jones and editor Jesse Hagopian in conversation with historian Elizabeth Todd-Breland, who […]
Fighting for our Futures: Teaching for Solidarity and Justice in This Crisis 10 AM – 4 PM Saturday, March 14, 2026 Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice (SoJo) 3120 S Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL Speakers, Workshops, Curriculum, Resources, Culture, Food What is the Curriculum Fair? The Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair is a […]
In the next 10 years the AI education market is projected to reach between $112 billion and $127 billion — more than double the federal government’s entire K–12 education budget. Tech executives, administrators, and even some teacher union leaders are urging educators to utilize AI for everything from lesson planning to giving feedback, and to […]
Monday, April 13: Until the Last Gun Is Silent Historian Matthew Delmont joins Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones to discuss his latest book Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America’s Soul, which tells the story of the Vietnam War through lives of […]
Monday, May 4: Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea Historian Marcus Rediker, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, will discuss his books Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea and The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, and talks about the many enslaved […]
