Rethinking Schools is co-coordinator (along with Teaching for Change) of the Zinn Education Project and the majority of lessons on this website originate in Rethinking Schools publications. Launched in 1986, Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit publisher working for equity and justice in public schools and the broader society.
The latest issue of Rethinking Schools magazine and new Rethinking Schools books are featured below.
Rethinking Schools MagazineVOLUME 38, NO. 3 – Spring 2024 The spring issue of Rethinking Schools focuses on Israel’s war on Gaza and the war on teaching about Palestine. The editorial discusses how the attack on social justice teaching has expanded as part of the crackdown on dissent against U.S. support for Israel. Bill Bigelow draws on his Zinn Education Project “Teaching the Seeds of Violence” activity to argue that anti-Zionism is not automatically antisemitism. Jesse Hagopian traces connections between the war on history, education, and children in both countries. Oakland educators detail the story of what happened when they organized a teach-in for Palestine. A Palestinian student shares her experiences in the aftermath of Oct. 7, and the issue includes Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem, “Before I Was a Gazan.” This issue also includes Cierra Kaler-Jones’ reflections on how to replace a pedagogy of control in teaching dance with one that encourages creativity and liberation. A Chicago educator discusses a new curriculum on the Young Lords. And more.
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Rethinking Multicultural Education 3rd Edition
Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice
Edited by Wayne Au
From book bans, to teacher firings, to racist content standards, the politics of teaching race and culture in schools have shifted dramatically in recent years. This 3rd edition of Rethinking Multicultural Education has been greatly revised and expanded to reflect these changing times, including sections on “Intersectional Identities,” “Anti-Racist Teaching Across the Curriculum,” “Teaching for Black Lives,” and “K-12 Ethnic Studies,” among others. Practical, rich in story, and analytically sharp, Rethinking Multicultural Education can help current and future educators as they seek to bring racial and cultural justice into their own classrooms.
Rethinking Ethnic Studies
Edited by R. Tolteka Cuauhtin, Miguel Zavala, Christine Sleeter, Wayne Au
As part of a growing nationwide movement to bring Ethnic Studies into K–12 classrooms, Rethinking Ethnic Studies brings together many of the leading teachers, activists, and scholars in this movement to offer examples of Ethnic Studies frameworks, classroom practices, and organizing at the school, district, and statewide levels.
The New Teacher Book
Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom
Edited by Linda Christensen, Stan Karp, Bob Peterson, Moé Yonamine
This expanded third edition of The New Teacher Book grew out of Rethinking Schools workshops with early career teachers. It offers practical guidance on how to flourish in schools and classrooms and connect in meaningful ways with students and families from all cultures and backgrounds.
More books from Rethinking Schools
Rethinking Schools offers a series of books providing practical examples of how to integrate social justice education into social studies, history, language arts, and mathematics. They are used widely by new as well as veteran teachers and in teacher education programs. Every Rethinking Schools book grows out of diverse schools and classrooms throughout the country.
