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New Study About White Supremacy and Anti-Black Racism in the Virginia History Curriculum

A new study co-authored by Teaching for Change board member Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Teaching for Change volunteer Chris Seeger, and researcher Maria Gabriela Paz seeks to better understand how white supremacy and anti-Black racism are portrayed in the Virginia U.S. history standards. The study, Reckoning with white supremacy and anti-Black racism in the Virginia US …

2022 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In Highlights

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and Teaching for Change hosted an online teach-in with the theme sovereignty and treaties. More than 400 teachers from all over the United States and some internationally attended the keynote by Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee) and two rounds of interactive workshops featuring …

Books for Latinx Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15. Below find booklists to help educators address Latinx topics that are often left out of the textbook, such as the history and literature of Central America. Booklists for Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month   Latinx and Latin America   Afro-Latinx   Central America   Spanish / Bilingual       Book for Free Download …

Social Justice Curriculum Fair

On Saturday, August 20, more than 100 educators from across the D.C. area convened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for the inaugural DCAESJ Social Justice Curriculum Fair. This fair was an opportunity for pre-K-12 educators from the D.C. area to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. …

The Disempowering Impact of the Little People, BIG DREAMS Series

Social Justice Books team member Paige Pagan wrote a critique of the widely distributed Little People, BIG DREAMS picture book series. Published in the Summer 2022 issue of Rethinking Schools, the article begins, Enter the children’s section in any bookstore or library and you are bound to see a display of titles from the Little People, BIG …

New Book by Allyson Criner Brown: Engagement for Equitable Outcomes

Allyson Criner Brown, former Teaching for Change associate director, is the co-author of a new book, Engagement for Equitable Outcomes: A Practitioner’s Playbook. Teaching for Change co-sponsored a family-friendly book launch event on Memorial Day weekend at Oxon Run Park in Washington, D.C. along with the Ward 8 Education Council and Friends of Oxon Run …