In 2025, Teaching for Change engaged more than 5,000 educators and students through 64 educator workshops and classroom visits. We partnered with publishers to send over 3,100 social justice books to classrooms. All of this is made possible at no cost to teachers.

Temperatures should get to coldest of season so far tonight, teens to near 20 many spots as skies clear late. DC's high of 37 (early) today about 15 degrees below normal after Dec first week averaged 7.6 degrees below. 🥶🥶🥶 More cold and snowflake chances ahead in our updated forecast at cwg.live.

Hey, #EduSky and particularly any folks attending @socialstudies.org (#NCSS25) . We love hearing all of these incredible teaching stories and want to share we're hosting the National Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair virtually in January and we're accepting proposals 😉

Thank you for your generosity this #GivingTuesday! While the BIG day has ended, you can ensure that D.C. area educators have the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write, and change the world. www.givelocaltogether.org/o/teaching-f...

TONIGHT: Join @freedcproject.bsky.social at the @dchistorycenter.bsky.social this evening for a tour of the Class Action: Education & Opportunity In the Nation's Capital exhibit. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/exhib...

Looking for something to do THIS Saturday? Check out this event with The Brown Bookshelf to be held @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social 's MLK Jr. location. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/the-b...

DC! Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a discussion of his book RECONSIDERING REPARATIONS with Jenice L. View, hosted by @teachingchange.bsky.social Wednesday, October 22nd at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social RSVP to attend: www.teachingforchange.org/reconsiderin...

🗓️This is a great way to show solidarity to your fellow educators! We hope to see you Thursday!

NY/NJ and all locales close #Edusky, did you know that this year's Native Knowledge 360 will be in NYC this year?! That's right, we'll be live from National Museum of the American Indian-NY THIS Saturday, September 20. Join us! Learn more and register. www.teachingforchange.org/nyc-native-k...

We are in deep gratitude and appreciation following our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair. Over 100 educators came together to spend time in community and in commitment to teaching truth, affirming students' identities, and teaching FOR change.

On Thursday, August 28, kick off Labor Day 2025 and solidarity season with a rally and march. #FreeDC freedcproject.org/event-list/s...

And @freedcproject.bsky.social has put together a 2025 Back to School Community Safety Toolkit — check it out at freedcproject.org/schools

Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social 's Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes are back! Join us tonight as we kick off the school year with @clintsmithiii.bsky.social . ✨️

DMV #EduSky, These times call for community. These times call for curriculum collaboration. These times call for professional learning. These times call for activism. Experience the solutions for these times at the fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair: Guided by Love. bit.ly/sojust25

DMV #EduSky, this is our love letter to you. Our fourth annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair, “Guided by Love,” is both a tribute and a call to action. Honoring the radical, everyday love that YOU show by teaching truth. See you on Saturday, August 23.

🧵 DMV #EDUSky is it too early to ask y'all to get ready for the 2025 - 2026 school year by REGISTERING for our annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair?!! We don't think so! 😏 Join us on Saturday, August 23, 2025 and invite your colleagues! www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/2025-...

Conserving our environment is an American value. From hikers to hunters we want to keep our public lands public! Thats why the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands needs to be removed from the Senate Budget Bill. Nature is non partisan! 🇺🇸 Pass it on!

Lift our voices. Defend the right to read. This #Juneteenth, join the Read Strong America movement — a powerful conversation to denounce censorship, promote literacy and literature, uplift librarians, and spark community action.

2️⃣ Days!! DMV #EduSky, have you heard?! This Saturday, we'll march to defend the right to teach truthfully about U.S. history and the climate crisis. Together we will defend the rights of LGBTQ+ and immigrant students. #TeachTruth #WorldPrideDC publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/teach...

Join our friends @empowereddc.bsky.social to honor incredible D.C. educators at their annual D.C. Teacher Voice Awards & Benefit!

DMV #EDUSky Join us (and @zinnedproject.bsky.social ) at FREADOM Town Hall Rally at MLK Memorial Library ! #TeachTruth publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/events/fread...

DMV #EduSky, we invite you, D.C. area students, parents, and community members to join us in defending the freedom to learn on Saturday, June 7, the 5th annual Teach Truth Day of Action coordinated by @zinnedproject.bsky.social . #TeachTruth www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/teach...

See you online tonight!

This #TeacherAppreciationWeek we celebrate the incredible truth teachers/tellers in school classrooms. We also raise attention to the contrast of what is desired and the reality. We invite our community to dream into ✨the futures we imagine ✨.

DMV #EduSky, we hope to see you there!

TODAY!

#tdih 1862, DC Compensated Emancipation Act. Was the compensation for the people who suffered torture & other human rights abuses & whose labor, knowledge, skills, & families were stolen for generations?💔 NO. Read ⬇️ #Reparations #DCEmancipationDay www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...

On, Saturday, April 5, we held our working group quarterly meeting with the theme of advocacy! We topped off the day by putting advocacy into practice by participating in the Hands Off! activation in Washington, D.C. "Don't Comply!"

DMV #Edusky: Join the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum this summer in a four-day summer teacher seminar Civil War to Civil Rights: Reconstruction. The application deadline is approaching - April 10th! afroamcivilwar.org/event/civil-...

We know Saturday, April 5,is powerpacked, particularly in the D.M.V. Forgive us as we add one more opportunity for you to consider! Spend your Saturday evening with us. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/rest-...

🎉 Happy Birthday to JuJu, a legendary drummer 🥁 and one of the founding teaching artists for our Teach the Beat initiative that brings go-go music into the classroom (🔗 in bio). The beat keeps going with JuJu as part of our community! 🎶 #TeachtheBeat

We're partnering with @filmfestdc.bsky.social for a 14th year to bring 📽️ films and filmmakers into D.C. classrooms. The deadline to request a filmmaker visit is Sunday, March 30. ✨Request at bit.ly/filmfestdc25.✨

BREAKING: Students announce a "Study-In" at the Department of Education. If Trump and Musk want to abolish the Department of Education and destroy our futures, they'll have to go through us. Join us tomorrow starting at 10am.

🧵Hey there, friends of the DMV. How are you doing this week?! Angry about certain goings on in our region and the world. So are we! Have plans on Thursday while DCPS is closed? Now you do. ⬇️ Parents, educators, neighbors! Please share these two action events for Thursday when DCPS has no school.

Share your story, receive a FREE book. D.C. area teachers and Teaching for Black Lives study group members please tell us about what lesson(s) you used for this year's Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action activities. Share your story at bit.ly/shareyourBLMatSchoolstory.

The 2025 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action has begun! Since 2018, @teachingchange.bsky.social D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) has hosted the D.C. area activities for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose.

Have one minute? Today is the last day to vote for @zinnedproject.bsky.social as @credomobile.bsky.social 's January grantee. The percentage of votes we receive account for the proportion of funding we earn. #EduSky

Join us in celebrating our deputy director, Keesha Ceran, as she marks 4 years with Teaching for Change. 🎉 She has profoundly improved our internal operations and program delivery and continues to bring her incredible expertise and enthusiasm to our work. We are grateful for all that you do!

TODAY!!! See you online soon #EduSky www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/news/2025-bl...

#EduSky, there is ONE more sleep until tomorrow's Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair. You have ONE more sleep for you (and friends) to register! THESE WORKSHOPS ARE GOING TO BE OFF THE CHAIN! See the thread for more details. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/news/2025-bl...

#EduSky there are TWO more sleeps until our Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair. That means TWO more sleeps for you (and friends) to register. Why should YOU attend? We know it has been a hard week for many. The time together will inspire you and provide you space to be in community.

It's a cold week in the D.C. metro area and we're not just talking about the weather. We have just the event to keep your hearts and minds warm as we affirm Black Lives. Join us for Black Lives Matter in Books for Young Readers. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/black...

Dear #Edusky, have you registered for our annual Black Lives Matter at School curriculum fair, yet? Did we mention that scholar, activist, colleague, and friend, @jessehagopian.bsky.social will be our keynote?! Register today and pass on! www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/2025-...

#EduSky UPDATE: Our scheduled BLM at School Resource Exchange to be hosted this weekend is CANCELLED due to inclement weather. We encourage everyone to attend our Black Lives Matter in Books for Young Readers event on January 22nd, 2025. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/events/black...

Dear #EduSky, before you close out your school terms, please take a look at our upcoming professional development to prepare for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose! Check out the details for more info. Share widely. www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/black-lives-...

🧵Some of you may be familiar with our work, and others may just be getting acquainted. As a project of @teachingchange.bsky.social, today we highlight the ways we serve classrooms & families. Prepare to repost and share. Your friends are going to want to know!!

We are honored that, on our 35th anniversary, Teaching for Change was selected by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) for their 2024 Community Human Rights Award. www.teachingforchange.org/human-rights...

We are @teachingchange.bsky.social 's dedicated place-based work in the D.C. metro area. The D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) host working groups, public forums, workshops, and more. #DCTeachers #MDTeachers #VAteachers #DMVTeachers