Childhood Is Dying
Iraq’s children have been more gravely affected by the U.S. occupation than any other segment of the population.”
Cover Theme
Which of the Above?
The election of ’08: another high-stakes standardized test.
Empire or Humanity?
The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project—Democrats and Republicans have taken turns extending it
Embracing a Vision of Social Justice in Early Childhood Education
The introduction to the new Rethinking Schools book Rethinking Early Childhood Education
Putting a Human Face on the Immigration Debate
For those of us working with immigrant populations, we have in our students living examples that we can use to bring the immigration issue to the forefront and teach all of our students.
An Open Letter to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund from the Association of Raza Educators
The Association of Raza Educators implores you: open your scholarships to all students of Hispanic descent regardless of citizenship.
Everything Flowers
I noted the biased curriculum… the absence of lessons on the Chicano movement or other aspects of my history and culture
Pump Up the Blowouts
This year is the 40th anniversary of the Chicana/o School Blowouts
Review: Our Dignity Can Defeat Anyone
By Julie Treick O’Neill A review of the film Maquilapolis [City of Factories]
Introduction: Teacher Quality
No matter where we fall on the political spectrum, one point of agreement is that children deserve quality teachers. What becomes more contentious is how society defines “quality” teachers and […]
Putting Out the Linguistic Welcome Mat
Honoring students: home languages builds an inclusive classroom.
An Incomplete Identity
A young teacher laments the lack of black mentors.
Peers, Power, and Privilege
The social worlds of a 2nd-grade classroom.
The Disparity Gap
The “achievement gap” is not the only statistic that disconnects black youth from their peers.
Whitewashing the Past
It’s time to rethink textbooks.
The Murder of Sean Bell
From pain to poetry.
Fault Lines in Merit Pay
Far from addressing the systemic
City Teaching; Beyond the Stereotypes
For city teachers
Think Less Benchmarks
Thanks to the folks at the Discovery Channel
A Time to End the Silences
When texts don’t talk about racism
Prophet Motives
Any discussion of charter schools must ask not only whether charters promote a worthwhile vision of public education
Small Schools, Big Issues
A rundown of this special issue.
“Rewriting the Script”
Together, the following eight articles outline how the standards-tests-punishment machine has subverted public schools from their democratic promise. With action, we can write a future where education isn’t a soulless profit machine for the few.
“The Laptops Are Coming! The Laptops Are Coming!”
Things to think about before the laptops arrive in your classroom.
Queering Black History and Getting Free
A Black freedom organizer demands that teachers and activists radically change their frameworks around Black history by lifting up the stories of Black LGBTQ people like Marsha P. Johnson.