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Reframing Poverty in Our Schools: Using GIS to Map Inequality
by Jesse SenechalIn our highly polarized political environment – where every policy debate becomes an opportunity for harsh ideological clashes and brinkmanship – there seems to be one consistently...
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Mediation Helps Kids Handle Conflict
By Wendy Northup and Paul FleisherToo often, young people faced with a conflict turn to physical violence. How can we teach children to settle their differences civilly, with words instead? There’s a...
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A Predictable Disaster
by Gabriel A. Reich, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Teaching and Learning.Since the Reagan administration, Americans have listened to a steady drumbeat decrying...
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Create consciousness: How do you facilitate lessons on race and racism in a...
Troy Davis at his high school graduation.By Katie Whelan, ESL teacher, Highland Springs High SchoolRace and ethnicity is a confusing topic demonstrated in the...
View ArticleRichmond Teachers for Social Justice Position Statement Against High Stakes...
Virginians have been told that the only way to improve our schools is to measure success using standardized tests, called SOLs. This seemed to be simple common sense. If the teacher teaches, the kids...
View ArticleSchools for a more perfect union: Reaffirming the goals of racially and...
By Genevieve Siegel-Hawley “Segregated schools were, and are, inferior schools,” declared President Barack Obama a year ago in his landmark speech on race relations in America. “We still haven’t fixed...
View ArticleOctober 19 Curriculum Fair: Call for Workshop Proposals
TSJ Curriculum FairOctober 19, 2013Holton Elementary SchoolRichmond, VirginiaRichmond Teachers for Social Justice is a group of educators and allies dedicated to creating a just, democratic,...
View ArticleFlipping the Script: A New Proposal for Teacher Merit Pay
by Gabriel A. Reich, Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Teaching and Learning.What makes a school strong? Is it the sum of the work that individuals do to achieve a...
View ArticleHigh Stakes Tests Are Poor Motivators
by Amy Peterson, Latin Teacher, Chesterfield Education Association Reposted from the Virginia Journal of Education, June 2013 There are two ways to motivate people, by threatening and...
View ArticleCrisis in Higher Education
By Jennifer Garvin-Sanchez, Ph.D.Last October Time Magazine devoted the cover and much of an entire issue to “Reinventing Higher Education.” According to a survey sponsored by TIME and the Carnegie...
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Responding to the Impacts of the Presidential Election on our Schools and...
Educators, community members, and any others interested, please join us for a panel and discussion of the implications of Trump’s election for teachers and students. Panelists will include teachers...
View ArticleTeachers and Activists Share Wisdom on Supporting Students and Democratic...
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 the Richmond Teachers for Social Justice (TSJ) and Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) co-sponsored a panel and discussion on the impacts of the presidential election...
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National Teach-In Tues, Jan 31
We are organizing a nationwideTeach-In for this Tuesday, Jan 31 to oppose the confirmation of Betsy DeVos and reaffirm our commitment to public education.The idea is that, rather than striking,...
View ArticleMeeting tonight (Feb 1)
Here are the details for our meeting tonight (Open to all!)Location: Freeman High School, Room 107 Time: 4:30 to 6:30 tomorrow (Wednesday, Feb 1)We will talk about several actions you can get involved...
View ArticleTime to Take Action!
We had a great meeting last night at Freeman High School. Around 40 teachers, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, and community members attended. For those of you who couldn't make it out, here is...
View ArticleOpen Letter
This is an open letter to the editor of Richmond Times Dispatch, in response to an article published March 17, 2017, which reported that Dorothy Jaeckle, chairwoman of the Chesterfield County Board of...
View ArticleUpdate: Chesterfield County to Reduce ELL Class Sizes
Today the Richmond Times Dispatch has reported that Chesterfield County school leaders are supporting a plan that will add 28 full-time positions for English Language Learner classes. This is...
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Unitive Education Workshop June 26-30
Message from Sylvia Clute, PresidentAlliance for Unitive JusticeTeachers for Social Justice:Knowing of your interest/commitment to schools that provide a joyful adventure in learning, instead of a...
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