Resources

The Blue Tide of History: Music, Family History, and the Healing Power of Blues

By Jesse Hagopian Before there was a vaccination, the only COVID medicine I had for the isolation of the lockdown periods was making music with my oldest friend, Daniel Rapport. […]

Pride Month 2024

As we continue to celebrate Pride Month, we recognize that there are harmful anti-LGBTQ+ bills moving across the country. We must reaffirm our commitment to do what we can, where we can, to protect […]

Pre-Order Transgender Justice in Schools

Edited by Linda Christensen and Ty Marshall

Transgender Justice in Schools provides inspirational stories from trans students and educators and resources for teachers, students, and parents seeking to build communities where everyone flourishes. This book will educate, […]

Rethinking Multicultural Education 3rd Edition Named 2024 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner

We are pleased to announce that Rethinking Multicultural Education 3rd edition is the winner of a 2024 Skipping Stones Honor Award for teaching resources. Wayne Au, editor of Rethinking Multicultural Education, expressed his appreciation, […]

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

Debunking False Climate Solutions in Our Classrooms

Tim Swinehart

An environmental justice teacher encourages students to critically examine proposed solutions to climate change.

A Parent’s Nightmare: Big Tech, Advertising, and the Exploitation of Children

Madelynn Katz and Adam Sanchez

Katz and Sanchez review Who’s Raising the Kids? Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children by Susan Linn

For Students to Understand Today’s Violence in Palestine-Israel, We Need to Teach About Zionism and the British Empire

Bill Bigelow

Bigelow details a new mixer lesson about the roots of Zionism in the classroom — and its relevance for today’s crisis.

Grounding in Our Roots: Preserving Family History Through Migration Narratives

Emily Lee

A high school language arts teacher writes about the power of students interviewing family and friends to develop migration narratives.

My Struggle with Identity in a White Education System

Darrell Jackson

Jackson reflects on the racist history he learned in school as a child and powerfully connects those experiences to his own incarceration.