Kicking ICE Out of Our Schools and Communities
Silverio Villegas-González, a father of two young boys in a small suburb of Chicago, just south of O’Hare Airport, woke up on Friday, Sept. 12, and, like he did every […]
Now Is the Time to Defend Our Students
LA Educators vs. ICE
Two Los Angeles educators detail how community patrols have become an essential part of their work after Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Recipes for Resistance
Students, Families, and Teachers Confront ICE Through Community
An elementary teacher describes how planning a family cooking night surfaced community concerns about the growing immigration raids in Washington, D.C.
Be Your Better Self
Writing to Embrace Humanity in a Time of Despair
Students write narratives on kindness and solidarity to speak back to despair.
In It for the Long Haul: Increasing the Possibility of Freedom and Liberation for All
An Interview with Mariame Kaba
Cierra Kaler-Jones interviews Mariame Kaba, organizer, educator, archivist, curator, and author of We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.
Trans Teacher, Detrans Student
A Roadmap for Transformation
A trans teacher draws out lessons for all educators from painful conversations with a student who has detransitioned.
Resisting the Rise of the Bots
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. […]
Educators Over AI
Because No Bot Can Build a Beloved Classroom
Hagopian speaks back to the AI hype, arguing that AI cannot replace educators.
AI Under 6
The Harms of Child-Targeted Artificial Intelligence
Franz and Linn describe the dangers AI poses to children under 6.
“Human Beings! Human Beings!” An Open Letter to Educators on the Dangers of AI
A high school teacher and Rethinking Schools editor denounces AI as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Resisting AI Mania in Schools
A former English teacher takes on many of the arguments of AI promoters.
Our picks for books, videos, websites, and other social justice resources 40.2
Check out these valuable resources, reviewed by Rethinking Schools editors and Teaching for Change colleagues.
The Power Is in Our Hands. It’s Time to Use It.
A teacher union organizer examines a new report on successful teacher union struggles for climate justice.
