Rethinking Schools

Since our founding, we have promoted a vision of education that equips students to imagine — and to help create — the transition to a more just society. We help teachers and activists tell stories about their exemplary work and about strategies of resistance. At a time of ferocious attacks on public education, your support is vital.

Throughout all of 2026, we’ll be sharing ways to help Rethinking Schools continue to uplift the education justice movement. Use these actions to help us celebrate 40 years of Rethinking Schools!

Follow this link for the full list of ways to celebrate:
https://rethinkingschools.org/2026/03/09/celebrating-40-years-of-rethinking-schools/

If you’re an educator seeking to center racial and cultural justice in your classroom, this limited time offer of the Racial Justice Bundle has key resources to help create and sustain inclusive classrooms. We’re making it available at this reduced cost (67% off the retail price) to help put these materials into the hands of educators, organizers, and union leaders who can use them in their schools and communities. The bundle features Rethinking Ethnic Studies, the third edition of Rethinking Multicultural Education, Teaching for Black Lives, and a gift subscription.

Get your bundle today!

https://rethinkingschools.org/product/racial-justice-bundle-copy/

Join Rethinking Schools and Public School Strong this Thursday for a virtual event: Educators For Strong Schools: Momentum From May Day!

Hear lessons from educators in NC and WI building from their build up to the historic actions on May Day 2026 shutting down schools for massive May Day rallies and how we can build strong unions working towards the common good.

Featured speakers include:
Bryan Proffitt (Vice President of the North Carolina Education Association, NCAE)
Andrea Missureli (Madison Teachers)
Cierra Kaler-Jones and Jesse Hagopian (Rethinking Schools)
James Haslam (Race Forward)

Sponsored by Public School Strong and Rethinking Schools.

Register for free here! https://www.mobilize.us/raceforward/event/954605/

Educators play a critical and urgent role in reducing the harm that LGBTQIA+ youth face in our schools and communities. We can offer fierce affirmation and love. As we celebrate Pride Month during a time when more than 500 anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been introduced or are advancing across state governments, we encourage you to consider what teachers, schools, and districts can do to meet the needs of q***r students and families. Let’s make them visible, keep them alive, and celebrate them.

Use these resources to integrate feminist and LGBTQIA+ content to create classrooms and schools that nurture all children and their families.

https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/pride-2026

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

A 5th-grade teacher modifies and expands Rethinking Schools’ Columbus trial into a unit. Jaynes provides an in-depth reflection and reminder that even young students are more than capable of meeting complex lessons with stride.

Learn more about the lesson at RethinkingSchools.org
https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/rethinking-columbus-to-help-students-find-their-voice-in-an-age-of-villains/

Join Science Teaching for Social Justice editors and contributors for a book launch and celebration! Science Teaching for Social Justice shares stories of educators and students who explore how social and political systems shape science. From preschool to graduate studies and across disciplines, this book contains lessons that empower students to use science as a tool for equity and justice. Illuminating methods to center social justice in science education, these stories help students go beyond the standards and dig into ways science is used both as a tool of oppression and as a means of liberation.

Participants will need access to Zoom. Register for the Zoom link.

Date: Wednesday, June 24
Time: 4 pm PT/6 pm CT/7 pm ET

The event is free. To make events like this available to more educators and activists, we would greatly appreciate your solidarity donation.

Register today!
https://pro.gofundme.com/event/science-teaching-for-social-justice-book-launch/e802730

Watch the full conversation amplifying the lessons of the people heroically fighting back against ICE occupation — from Chicago to Los Angeles to Minneapolis.

The Teacher Unions Fighting Fascism webinar and resources are now available!
https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/teacher-unions-fighting-fascism

Rethinking Schools is more than changing what is taught, but HOW⁠.

As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we'll share stories from our editors, staff, contributors, and community about what Rethinking Schools means to us. ⁠
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Check out Adam's story, sign up for our newsletter, and learn how you can celebrate with us all year long!

https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/fundadam

A Journey Toward Biliteracy:
From Silence to Belonging
By Gilbert Juan Armenta

A principal describes the importance of developing and supporting dual language programs and biliteracy from kindergarten through high school. As the school year winds down, use this article as inspiration for the type of environment and learning experiences your school could provide in the new year.

Read the full story at RethinkingSchools.org and sign up for our newsletter for more offerings from educators and administrators in the classroom today.
https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/a-journey-toward-biliteracy/