Magazine Tables of Contents Archive

Celebrate 40 years of Rethinking Schools with a year full of bundled deals!

To celebrate 40 years of Rethinking Schools, we’re excited to share we’ll feature curated bundles of popular Rethinking Schools magazines and books on sale for only $40 all year long!

Pre-Order: Planning to Change the World 2026-27

A Plan Book for Social Justice Educators

by Holly Hardin, Natalia Ortiz, and Carla Shalaby

Planning to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Educators is a lesson planning book for educators who believe their students can, will, and already do change the world. This resource is designed to help teachers translate […]

Celebrate our anniversary with a congratulatory note!

Join us in celebrating our anniversary with a congratulatory note in our commemorative issue!⁠⁠Forty years ago, a small group of Milwaukee teachers was frustrated with the whitewashed curriculum and rampant […]

Milwaukee House Party a Success!

Thank you to everyone who helped Rethinking Schools mark our 40th anniversary at the home of Bob Peterson and Barbara Miner in Milwaukee, WI. The party raised just over $10,000, […]

Seven Questions to Rethink 1776

the Zinn Education Project

Questions invite inquiry and thoughtful discussions about the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.

“Make Sure to Add Joy, and Take a Friend with You” — Student Organizing for Climate Justice

Tim Swinehart

Students from two different high schools in Portland, Oregon organize a Student Voices for Climate Justice Summit.

Student Voices Lost, Stolen, and Found

Linda Christensen

Students write personal narratives about feeling silenced and making themselves heard.

Why a Plant Was the Best Class Pet I Ever Had

Lisbet Chiriboga

A former kindergarten teacher argues for using plants instead of animals as classroom pets.

Hoodies, Identity, and Algebra:

Mathematics as Student Advocacy

Marilyn DePietto

Students use mathematical concepts to take on their school’s unjust hoodie policy — and bring math alive.

The Miseducation of Asian Americans

Elise Castillo and Suneal Kolluri

Through interviews with 80 Asian American high school students, two education researchers find that Advanced Placement courses often reinforce rather than challenge racial stereotypes.

“Once I Left Here, I Began to Recognize It”:

A Principal’s View on How Systems Push Black Children into Special Education

Gilbert Juan Armenta

A principal reflects on what leads to Black students being misidentified for special education.