Overview

Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into centers of justice where students learn to read, write and change the world.

Teaching for Change operates from the belief that schools can provide students the skills, knowledge and inspiration to be citizens and architects of a better world -- or they can fortify the status quo. By drawing direct connections to 'real world' issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.

In 2010, we celebrate our 20th anniversary.

Teaching for Change's programs include:

Professional Development

The national Early Childhood Equity Initiative, which promotes anti-bias education through professional development and resources.

Workshops and courses on the Teaching for Change publications, including a focused effort with Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching in Mississippi.

Parent Power

The Tellin’ Stories Project, a unique approach to building grassroots multiracial parent power in schools.

Publications

A partnership with Rethinking Schools on the Zinn Education Project.

Our own widely acclaimed publications, Beyond Heroes and Holidays, Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching, and the Caribbean Connections series.

A progressive bookstore located in the Busboys and Poets restaurant and performance space at 14th and V Streets NW in Washington, DC.

Awards

Teaching for Change has won organizational awards from the DC Humanities Council, the National Multicultural Institute, and the National Association for Multicultural Education.

Support

Teaching for Change was selected for pro-bono representation by the Orrick law firm, thanks to the services of the DC Bar Pro Bono Program.

Past Teaching for Change newsletters and fund appeals can be viewed online.