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Michael Charney: Teacher, Activist, Comrade

Rethinking Schools reflects on the life of our dear co-conspirator Michael Charney.

A Journey Toward Biliteracy:

From Silence to Belonging

Gilbert Juan Armenta

A principal describes the importance of developing and supporting dual language programs and biliteracy from kindergarten through high school.

Student Essays that Matter — Defying Formulaic Writing

Linda Christensen

Students write “unbound” essays about topics that impact their lives.

“Rethinking Columbus” to Help Students Find Their Voice in an Age of Villains

Kealy Jaynes

A 5th-grade teacher modifies and expands Rethinking Schools’ Columbus trial into a unit.

An Ode to Altadena:

What I Did When My Home and School Burned Down

Ian McFeat

An administrator details efforts to rebuild community after losing his home and school in the Eaton Fire.

Fighting for New Orleans’ Children

Larry Miller

Miller reviews What We Stand to Lose: Black Teachers, the Culture They Created, and the Closure of a New Orleans High School by Kristen L. Buras.

Six Stories, One Fight

Bill Bigelow

Bigelow reviews Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance by Denali Sai Nalamalapu.

We Are All Minneapolis:

Schools and Teachers on the Frontlines of Fighting Fascism

the editors of Rethinking Schools

As 2026 began, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Metro Surge, deploying more than 3,000 federal immigration agents to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area — triple the size of both […]

Teaching Autism: Using Books as Bridges

Lora Lyn Worden

A librarian outlines several children’s books that fit the guidelines Jevin Morris lays out in “Not ‘Burdens’ or ‘Saviors’: Picking Children’s Books Showcasing the Autistic Experience.”

Our picks for books, videos, websites, and other social justice resources 40.3

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