The first consumer’s guide for whistleblowers, The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself, was launched on March 1, 2011 at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. The Handbook was written by Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center. The event was sponsored by Busboys and Poets, Teaching …
Shining a Light on Whistleblowing
The first consumer’s guide for whistleblowers, The Whistleblower’s Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What’s Right and Protecting Yourself, was launched on March 1, 2011 at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. The Handbook was written by Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center. The event was sponsored by Busboys and Poets, Teaching …
5 Myths About Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan is frequently glorified in the mainstream media. Here are the five enduring myths of the Reagan presidency. Myth #1: Reagan was fiscally responsible. Starting with the myth that the USSR was the “Evil Empire,” Reagan unrelentingly drove up military spending to fight an enemy that was, according to intelligence reports, already in decline (partially from …
Beyond Heroes and Holidays Editor on Panel with Claudette Colvin
In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white person, in violation of local law. Her arrest preceded that of Rosa Parks by nine months. The following year she became the star witness in the federal case, Browder v. Gayle, that desegregated the Montgomery buses …
Jenice L. View Interviewed About Black History Month
“Yes, Black History Month is still relevant today,” said Jenice L. View, Teaching for Change Professional Development Specialist and George Mason University Assistant Professor, during a news segment, “Black Scholars Discuss Teaching Black History,” on WAMU (88.5) radio. The segment began with the voices of students and a principal from three D.C. schools who are …
Teaching About Haiti
Our Teaching About Haiti web page continues to be widely used by educators across the country, with over 20,000 page views since we launched days after the earthquake in January, 2010. The page offers a free downloadable version of a teaching guide we produced on Haiti in the 1990s. We added a new resource guide with …
Expanding and Deepening Parent Engagement at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
Teaching for Change worked with E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2010 to increase and diversify parent engagement. Our work at the school is made possible with support from the D.C. Children’s Youth Investment Trust Corporation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Mayor’s Office of Latino Affairs, and …
Exciting Developments in McComb, Mississippi
Thanks to funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Teaching for Change has been able to work with a school district and community team in McComb, Mississippi in 2010 to: Send a team of six representatives from the school district and community to the historic 50th anniversary Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Conference at Shaw University …
Premiere of Dave Zirin’s New Film a Fundraiser for Teaching for Change
We were honored to host a premiere of Dave Zirin’s new film, Not Just a Game, as a fundraiser for Teaching for Change on Dec. 13, 2010 at Busboys and Poets. Despite the frigid weather, there was standing room only for the film and live interview of Dave Zirin by literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller. Not Just a …
Teaching for Change Featured in Shelf Awareness
Shelf Awareness, a leading journal for the book trade, published a feature article about Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets. The author, Shannon McKenna Schmidt, visited us while traveling across the country reporting on independent bookstores. The article begins: “The flagship Busboys and Poets at 14th and V in Washington, D.C., has a classy, convivial …
Américas Book Award 2010
Teaching for Change was honored to help with outreach and book sales for the author signing at the 2010 Américas Award Ceremony at the Library of Congress on October 23. The winners were Carmen Tafolla (author) and Magaly Morales (illustrator) for What Can You Do with a Paleta? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? (Tricycle Press, …