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Get to know Rethinking Schools’ New Executive Director Cierra Kaler-Jones

Rethinking Schools recently caught up with our new Executive Director, Cierra Kaler-Jones. Learn a little about her below and join us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 31st for a virtual meet-and-greet. What […]

Join Rethinking Schools in Protesting the Proposed Firing of 1st-Grade Teacher Melissa Bollow Tempel

Melissa Bollow Tempel is an excellent bilingual teacher in Waukesha, Wisconsin, loved by students and parents. Her classroom is a model learning community, welcoming all students, nurturing their growth, celebrating […]

What’s in the Water?

Teaching About Environmental Racism

Ursula Wolfe-Rocca

In the spring of 2016, children in Portland, Oregon, walked into their school buildings to find the drinking fountains shut off, the fixtures dramatically wrapped in plastic and tape, and […]

Won’t you celebrate with me?

I used to have a tendency to rush through life. I struggled to slow down and be still. Celebration did not come easily as part of my vocabulary or practice. […]

Our picks for books, videos, websites, and other social justice resources 37.3

Check out these valuable resources, reviewed by Rethinking Schools editors and Teaching for Change colleagues.

Our Classrooms, Our Future

the editors of Rethinking Schools

In his compelling new novel The Deluge, author Stephen Markley paints a grim portrait of the future: overlapping and escalating climate disasters, economic chaos, growing inequality, state violence, hyper surveillance, […]

Why We Should Teach the History of the Black Panther Party

Young Whan Choi

Teacher educators’ students grapple with the legacy of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, which includes Ericka Huggins talking with the class about her experiences in the BPP.

What Is a Family?

Inclusive Teaching About Genetics and Reproduction in K–12 Life Sciences

Sam Long

A biology teacher describes inclusive teaching about families; sexual, reproductive, and parenting behaviors; and models of heredity.

“No More Elegies Today”

Linda Christensen

When asked about his poem “No More Elegies Today,” Clint Smith said, “Sometimes a poem should just be about a girl jumping rope. It doesn’t have to be something that […]

How My Teacher Union Fought for Housing Justice

Ann Finkel

A teacher union member stories the Boston Teachers Union fight for housing justice.