Just Published: Empty Chairs in Vietnam and Mexico
Posted on October 26, 2018
Grants for Educators Promoting Empathy, Students Learning Languages, and More
Posted on October 24, 2018
The Teaching Tolerance project offers nationwide, rolling grants ranging from $500-$10,000 to help teachers, schools, and districts promote empathy, kindness and critical thinking about injustice. These grants might be used to give teachers time to plan a unit that helps students find a sense of purpose, or ask critical questions around stereotypes and identity. Get in touch with us if you'd like assistance with an application.
WWB Partners with Poets.org to Bring Eye-Opening Work to New Readers!
Posted on September 28, 2018
A few weeks ago, WWB launched an exciting new partnership with the American Academy of Poets, sharing contemporary world poetry on the website Poets.org. This week, the site's award-winning "Teach This Poem" blog features suggestions for introducing a poem from Punjabi author Ajmer Rode poem to students. Entitled "Mustard Flowers," the poem begins:
Deadline Extended: NYC-Based Outreach Coordinator
Posted on September 26, 2018
Thanks to a small grant from the Summer Scholarship Endowment Foundation, we are able to do some outreach in New York City schools this fall!
Educators' Voices: Reading Night in Trump-era Chicago
Posted on September 19, 2018
Pro-immigration protesters hold up a sign: "White House: Deport Nazis Not Dreamers." Chicago, September 2017. By Christian Werthschulte.