Books for World Teachers’ Day

Union leader Randi Weingarten presents a rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy and encourages teachers to continue focusing on their vital mission to help young people thrive.

A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author’s family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice.

A riveting, vitally important year-in-the-life of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins.

The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the original Freedom Writers, who write supportive and powerful letters in response.

Brian Rashad Fuller sheds a stark light on America’s public schools, the miseducation of students of color, and the action required to make tangible changes and reforms to a failing and racialized educational system.

Education expert Amber O’Neal Johnston—who homeschools her four children—offers masterfully curated booklists, sorted by age, for diving into the fullness of the African American cultural experience.

From leaders on the front lines of the battle for academic freedom in higher education, an empowering collection on fighting back against anti-CRT policies, book banning, and more.

Encountering a student named Patrick, recent Harvard grad and Teach for America volunteer Michelle Kuo is transformed, contending with the legacy of racism and the questions of what constitutes a “good” life and what the privileged owe to those with bleaker prospects.

Setting out from her classroom, Jessica Lander takes the reader on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling read for everyone who cares about America’s future, Making Americans brims with innovative ideas for educators and policy makers across the country.

A timely glimpse at today’s pressing school issues, and a tender character study, following a sprawling cast of teachers, administrators, and staff at a Texas high school.