Rethinking Schools

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A nonprofit publisher dedicated to strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism.

Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization dedicated to sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. Our magazine, books, and other resources promote equity and racial justice in the classroom. We encourage grassroots efforts in our schools and communities to enhance the learning and well being of our children, and to build broad democratic movements for social and environmental justice.

Rethinking Schools acknowledges and honors the often ignored labor of educators, teacher-educators, paraprofessionals, a...
09/07/2026

Rethinking Schools acknowledges and honors the often ignored labor of educators, teacher-educators, paraprofessionals, and administrators throughout public EC-12 schools and higher learning. When educators build power through social justice unionism and teach about labor history, they contribute to the long movement to forge multiracial alliances with communities to transform public education.

Use these stories to teach about the power of unions and community organizing.

https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/laborday26

As we celebrate 40 years of Rethinking Schools, we find ourselves even more grateful to supporters like you who've helpe...
09/04/2026

As we celebrate 40 years of Rethinking Schools, we find ourselves even more grateful to supporters like you who've helped carry this work forward.

At a time when politicians are desperately trying to erase and distort history, we must continue to pass our stories down — *in print*

Become a monthly sustainer of $5 or more today and help us reach our goal of 100 new sustaining members during our 40th anniversary year!

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Rethinking Schools began in 1986, when a group of Milwaukee education activists — teachers, teacher educators, and commu...
09/03/2026

Rethinking Schools began in 1986, when a group of Milwaukee education activists — teachers, teacher educators, and community members — met to talk about how they could bring more critical voices into the conversation about public schools and libraries. These founding Rethinking Schools editors saw a school curriculum that was conservative, dumbed-down, and dominated by corporate-produced textbooks. Inappropriate standardized testing was rampant. Racial bias infected every level of schooling.

These education activists launched Rethinking Schools as a voice to articulate alternatives. We began as a quarterly tabloid, distributed free in Milwaukee schools, and have published continuously since 1986.

Today, we have become the preeminent publisher of social justice education materials in the United States. Our quarterly magazine has subscribers in all 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces, and around the world. Our books are used in teacher education programs, by social organizations and teachers’ unions, and by classroom teachers everywhere.

Donate today for 40 more years of Rethinking Schools!

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Join Adam Sanchez, managing editor of Rethinking Schools, for his workshop Weaponizing Antisemitism: An Interactive Hist...
09/02/2026

Join Adam Sanchez, managing editor of Rethinking Schools, for his workshop Weaponizing Antisemitism: An Interactive History at this weekend's Socialism conference in Chicago.

In a moment where pro-Israel watchdogs are weaponizing antisemitism to attack organizers, students, educators, public schools, and the broader infrastructure of the left, this session will explore the historical roots of how antisemitism began to be weaponized against the left in the late 1960s through a participatory mixer.

A four-day conference featuring dozens of panels, lectures, and workshops organized by groups from all over the country.

Register here!
https://socialismconference.org/

Welcome to a new academic year. While today's educational landscape demands more from teachers than ever, history remind...
08/31/2026

Welcome to a new academic year. While today's educational landscape demands more from teachers than ever, history reminds us that times have always been tough, yet educators have always resisted.

Use these stories to spark hope, community, and possibility for the school year ahead.

https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/backtoschool26

The Miseducation of Asian AmericansBy Elise Castillo and Suneal KolluriThrough interviews with 80 Asian American high sc...
08/28/2026

The Miseducation of Asian Americans
By Elise Castillo and Suneal Kolluri
Through interviews with 80 Asian American high school students, two education researchers find that Advanced Placement courses often reinforce rather than challenge racial stereotypes.

Read the full article from our Summer issue — NOW AVAILABLE!

https://rethinkingschools.org/issue/volume-40-no-4/

“The formatting should be the envy of every textbook. It is colorful, consistent, appealing, eye-catching, and so readab...
08/26/2026

“The formatting should be the envy of every textbook. It is colorful, consistent, appealing, eye-catching, and so readable. Interspersed with poems, photos, biographies, and articles, this is a multimedia masterpiece.”

IBPA Book Award Judge

We're still riding the high of our win at the 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association Awards earlier this year!

Get your copy of "Teaching Palestine" to experience this award-winning and beautiful text at the link below!

https://rethinkingschools.org/books/teaching-palestine/

Planning to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Educators is a lesson planning book for educators who belie...
08/25/2026

Planning to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Educators is a lesson planning book for educators who believe their students can, will, and already do change the world. This resource is designed to help teachers translate their vision of a just education into concrete classroom activities.

Organized into calendar pages, the weekly layout features dates and anniversaries from the history of the struggle for justice, along with accompanying resources you can use to teach about those dates. It also includes inspirational quotes, weekly discussion questions to share with students, and more.

Planning to Change the World is created by the Education for Liberation Network with the support of Rethinking Schools. All proceeds from the sale of the plan book support the work of these two organizations.

Order yours TODAY!

https://rethinkingschools.org/books/pre-order-planning-to-change-the-world-2026-27/

Rethinking Schools helped me make sense of the history and politics shaping my classroom.As we celebrate our 40th annive...
08/24/2026

Rethinking Schools helped me make sense of the history and politics shaping my classroom.

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 Stan's story, sign up for our newsletter, and learn how you can celebrate with us all year long!⁠
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Read the full story below.

https://mailchi.mp/rethinkingschools/fund-stan

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