The Return to Separate and Unequal
In Milwaukee, as across the country, funding disparities between urban and suburban districts raise all-important issues of civil rights and racial justice.
Listening to Children
The energy and unpredictability of the classroom are wonderful antidotes to weary policy debates
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Finding Signs of Hope
A veteran classroom teacher finds inspiration in the everyday work of committed coworkers
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A Lifetime of Lessons
A parent community activist reflects on more than 40 years of organizing for better schools
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On “Creative Extremism”
In order to fulfill our nation's promise of an equal and high quality education for all children, teachers need to be innovative yet bold as they counter the prevailing political climate.
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Standards, Markets, and Creating School Failure
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Bush Plan Fails Schools
Wrapped in compassionate rhetoric, the President's proposals center on mandatory testing voucher programs that would leave millions of children behind.
The President’s proposals center on mandatory testing and voucher programs.
Paige Leads Dubious Cast of Education Advisors
The Bush administration is filled with people who have spent their careers bashing public education or promoting privatization.
Math, Maps, and Misrepresentation
A middle school teacher works with maps to help students use mathematics to "read the world"
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Real-World Projects
Eric Gutstein shares some of the projects his students have been working on.
Sharing the Movement
As part of Project HIP-HOP, Boston-area students embark on a 5,000-mile journey to meet with veterans of the civil rights movement.
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The Lives of Migrant Farmworkers
A teacher introduces his suburban students to the often-ignored issues of migrant farm labor.
A high school teacher introduces his suburban students to the often-ignored issue of the exploitation of migrant farm workers.
Looking For the Girls
An educator makes some disturbing discoveries when she watches a day of music videos.
An educator makes some disturbing discoveries when she spends a day watching music videos on television.
Challenging the Images
Following are some suggestions on how to foster conversations on the world that our young people encounter every day.
An educator makes some disturbing discoveries when she spends a day watching music videos on television.
Examining Media Violenced
How can we help students to think about the relationship between media images and violence?
A teacher tries to help his students think about the relationship between media images and violence.
Videos on Sexism and Violence in the Media
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Decatur Revisited
Last spring, controversy in this Illinois city exposed the racial inequalities in zero tolerance policies. A year later, not much has changed.
Last spring, controversy in the Illinois town of Decatur exposed the racial inequities in ‘zero tolerance’ polices. A year later, not much has changed.
Suspensions Soar
The federal government has data on expulsions for only one year, 1996-97, when 87,000 students were expelled. Suspensions, however, have risen sharply in recent years. The numbers only show the […]
A high school senior asks, “Who makes our graduation gowns?”
A high school senior asks, “Who makes our graduation gowns?” -and recounts the struggle that ensues.”
Rethinking the Basal Reader
The first editorial by Rethinking Schools speaks across the years to provide perspective on today’s push for standardization.
