PENNY Collaborative

"Again, the folks at Rethinking Schools have stepped out to produce a timely volume that should become a central staple in how we understand race and the radical imaginary in K-12 classrooms. The heft and depth of Teaching for Black Lives stands as a revolutionary tool in the resistance against racist, fascist, white nationalist ideology in education."—David Stovall, Professor of African American Studies and Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

Teaching for Black Lives

Film Screening and Panel Discussion—May 1 at 6:00 pm

Prevent Child Abuse New York :: Home

"Protests spanned all five boroughs and all kinds of schools. Elementary and middle schools participated, as did students at high schools. Super-selective schools had organized protests, but so did some of the city’s most struggling schools. And charter schools and district-run schools alike contributed to the mass demonstration."

17 minutes across 5 boroughs: How New York City students protested gun violence during #NationalWalkoutDay The conditions were ripe for widespread participation by New York City students in the national school walkout to protest gun […]

"Students from more than 25 area schools have gathered quietly in front of the White House in a stretch of silence that lasted 17 minutes in memory of the 17 students and educators who were killed in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., exactly a month ago."

Nationwide Student Walkout: What's Happening In and Out of Schools Follow Education Week's live coverage of nationwide student walkouts and civic action today, as educators around the country prepare for what could be major disruptions to the school day.