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Teaching for Change and Rethinking Schools collaborate to bring a people’s history to the classroom.

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Civil Rights Teaching

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Our civil rights teaching goes beyond the heroes approach to the Civil Rights Movement.

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Our bookstore in Washington D.C., and online, offers progressive books to activate your mind and community.

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Tellin’ Stories, our parent organizing program, uses the power of story to connect people.

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Teaching for Change Presenting at Black History 360

schomburg-logo-thumb Teaching for Change is honored to be one of the groups presenting in the upcoming BLACK HISTORY 360º 4th Annual Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library Summer Education Institute, July 15-19, 2013. Read more.

Keep Stories of Resistance at the Forefront: Enid Lee on Talking with Students About School Closings

enid-lee-stories-resistance In the face of Chicago Board of Education plans to close 50 public schools—teachers, parents, and students have rallied to protest what Chicago Teachers’ Union president Karen Lewis describes as a “scorched earth policy.” Teaching for Change adviser Enid Lee offers her insight on the significance… Read more.

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    View Upcoming author events events at Teaching for Change’s Busboys and Poets Bookstore, the Washington, D.C. area’s best source for books that encourage children and adults to question, challenge, and re-think the world beyond the headlines. The bookstore is located in Busboys and Poets (14th and V Streets NW), a restaurant, performance space, and coffeehouse, which features a dynamic more »

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    Teaching for Change depends on the support of committed individuals to serve as fellows or volunteers throughout the year. In exchange for their time and expertise, we provide fellows and volunteers with the chance to make a meaningful contribution to social justice education

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