Raising Themselves
The film Know How, a musical written and acted by foster-care youth, tells interwoven stories of coming of age within a dysfunctional system, the losses and dangers these young people face, and their against-the-odds struggle to persevere. First Run Features
Beyond the Food Drive
In Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results, Robert D. Lupton asserts that poverty must be addressed “through development, not through one-way giving.” With anecdotes and examples, he explains development strategies such as fund reallocation, reciprocal exchange models, and neighborhood reconciliation. Harper One
Sunday Candy
Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment’s debut album Surf is pop ambitiously occupied by jazz, funk, and rap moments, and filled with equally ambitious lyrics by Chance the Rapper about a romantic Eucharist, the miracle of life, and the too-short lives of black kids. Self-released
Learning for Life
When disaster looms, helping students both know the facts and imagine solutions is vital. A People’s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis offers more than 400 pages of articles, role plays, stories, poems, graphics, and other resources to help educators and learners creatively engage. www.rethinkingschools.org
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