As D.C. area educators prepare for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 2–6, 2026), they are creating empowering spaces for collaboration, reflection, and action. These gatherings offer educators the opportunity to connect with one another, share strategies, and explore how to bring resources offered by Teaching for Change and partner organizations …
Despite the rain and in defiance of censorship and criminalization in education, ICE Raids escalating in Los Angeles, and attacks on LGBTQ+ and specifically trans youth, more than 50 educators, students, families, and community members gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the national Teach Truth Day of Action on June 7, 2025. The …
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) hosted the second annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday, August 19. This fair was an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. Coordinated in partnership with DCAESJ working groups, this fair featured classroom resources from the …
On our one year anniversary, we share highlights from our accomplishments. In the spring of 2017, Teaching for Change contacted social justice educator networks from around the country to collect ideas about what they did and how they were organized. We then held focus groups to explore those ideas and shape the vision for the …
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2026 Black Lives Matter at School
Posted: January 1, 2026 by Aileen Tapia
As D.C. area educators prepare for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 2–6, 2026), they are creating empowering spaces for collaboration, reflection, and action. These gatherings offer educators the opportunity to connect with one another, share strategies, and explore how to bring resources offered by Teaching for Change and partner organizations …
Category: 2025, News Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, Black Lives Matter, DC area stories, DCAESJ
2025 Teach Truth Day of Action March in D.C.
Posted: June 26, 2025 by Allison Acosta
Despite the rain and in defiance of censorship and criminalization in education, ICE Raids escalating in Los Angeles, and attacks on LGBTQ+ and specifically trans youth, more than 50 educators, students, families, and community members gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the national Teach Truth Day of Action on June 7, 2025. The …
Category: 2025, Home, Home Feature, News Tags: DC area stories, DCAESJ
2023 D.C. Area Social Justice Curriculum Fair
Posted: July 26, 2023 by Allison Acosta
D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) hosted the second annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday, August 19. This fair was an opportunity for D.C. area educators to connect in person while exploring curriculum aligned with various social justice themes. Coordinated in partnership with DCAESJ working groups, this fair featured classroom resources from the …
Category: 2023, News Tags: DCAESJ
Highlights from Year One of D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
Posted: September 10, 2018 by Mykella
On our one year anniversary, we share highlights from our accomplishments. In the spring of 2017, Teaching for Change contacted social justice educator networks from around the country to collect ideas about what they did and how they were organized. We then held focus groups to explore those ideas and shape the vision for the …
Category: 2018, News, News Articles Tags: DCAESJ