Monday, February 2: I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month Historian Jarvis Givens joins Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones and editor Jesse Hagopian to discuss his latest book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month. Drawing on archival research, personal stories involving family and […]
Join Rethinking Schools, Penguin Random House, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School for a virtual launch and celebration of Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining by Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell. The webinar will feature a conversation with the authors, followed by a panel of early childhood and elementary educators […]
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 […]
Learn, celebrate, and amplify the lessons of people heroically fighting against ICE occupation — from Chicago to Los Angeles to Minneapolis.
Hear lessons from educators in NC and WI building from their build up to the historic actions on May Day 2026
Join Public School Strong for an interactive zine workshop about how to keep history public using zines.
On Juneteenth, America 433+ will gather at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park for a teach-in featuring speakers, writing postcards to representatives, children’s activities, and more.
Join Science Teaching for Social Justice editors for a book launch and celebration! Learn how to center social justice in science classrooms.