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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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Parent Organizing

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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 Featured at NCPIE

NCPIE-post On Wednesday, April 24th, Teaching for Change will present our approach to turning the tables on parent-school relations at the monthly National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) meeting. América Calderón, bilingual parent organizer, and Allyson Criner Brown, associate director, of Teaching for Change, will present research… Read more.

Lessons from the Garfield Boycott of the Standardized Test

garfield-feature As public school students in DC braced themselves for another round of the  DC Comprehensive Assessment System (DC CAS) test, Seattle teacher Jesse Hagopian spoke to 60 DC teachers and students about the Garfield test boycott. 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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