On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that were removed from classrooms in Duval County, Florida, in January 2022) and a link to learn more at the Zinn Education Project. Since 2022, […]
Engaging Students in Writing Book Reviews
By Zapoura Newton-Calvert As a professor at Portland State University teaching a Capstone course focused on social justice education, I have been using the resources at Social Justice Books for many years. When I became a fellow with Teaching for Change, I was delighted to expand my work and to engage my students in the […]
35 Years of Teaching for Change
14 Caribbean Picture Books Out in 2023
By Summer Edward The beginning of a new year is a time to make changes, reassess things that aren’t working, and regularize new routines and behavior. One of the things I’d like to see is a sharper focus on children’s books by Caribbean American authors. If we’re making inclusion and belonging the warp and weft […]
Book Bans Are Targeting the History of Oppression
Our colleague Marilisa Jiménez García wrote an article for The Atlantic about the banning of books that tackle themes of racism and imperialism, including Holocaust literature and survivor testimonies. Also, a Texas law requires teachers to present opposing views about the Holocaust in their classrooms.
Publishers Donate Books for Black Lives Matter at School 2022
Dozens of educators in the 2022 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Curriculum Fair will receive free books. This is thanks to the generosity of publishers who donated titles related to the Black Lives Matter 13 Principles.
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