The president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association describes paths and pitfalls in moving beyond bread and butter issues to social justice unionism.
Featured Books
Featured Books
Rethinking Bilingual Education
Rethinking Bilingual Education is an exciting new collection of articles about bringing students’ home languages into our classrooms.
Reading, Writing, and Rising Up - 2nd Edition
For almost two decades, teachers have looked to Reading, Writing, and Rising Up as a trusted text to integrate social justice teaching in language arts classrooms.
Rethinking Multicultural Education 2nd Edition
This new and expanded edition collects the best articles dealing with race and culture in the classroom that have appeared in Rethinking Schools magazine.
Volume 29, No.2 - Winter 2014/2015

What happens when a vibrant community school is undermined by district policies? A story in text and photographs.
High school students creatively and successfully organize against high-stakes testing in Rhode Island.
Un grupo de estudiantes de secundaria se organizan para protestar los exámenes de alto impacto de Rhode Island.
Happening Yesterday, Happened Tomorrow
Teaching the ongoing murders of black men
A poet/teacher/activist shows students how to use poetry to understand and share their pain and outrage.
Sucediendo ayer, sucedió mañana
Enseñando sobre los continuos asesinatos de hombres negros
Una poeta, maestra y activista le muestra a sus estudiantes cómo utilizar la poesía para entender y compartir el dolor y la rabia que sienten.
When Emma Goldman Entered the Room
Dealing with the unexpected in a role play
When misogynist stereotypes emerge during a role play, a high school history teacher must decide how best to raise the issue.
Strike!
Teaching labor history in a right-to-work state
A teacher educator introduces her students to labor history and makes a case for its centrality to U.S. history.
Empowering Change Through Art
The campaign for artful resistance
A teacher educator introduces her students to labor history and makes a case for its centrality to U.S. history.