Critical Ties: The Animal Rights Awakening of a Social Justice Educator (2009)
a short reflective article by Paul C. Gorski about how he came to recognize the critical link between social justice and animal rights

Becoming Joey (2009)
a poem about dual identity, race, and schooling by Paul C. Gorski
note: a version of this poem was published in the book, White Teachers/Diverse Classrooms

Cognitive Dissonance: A Critical Tool of Social Justice Teaching (2009)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: you can read, as well, the revised version of this essay, which has been published in the journal, Multicultural Education

Peddling Poverty for Profit: Elements of Oppression in Ruby Payne's Framework (2009, as published in Equity and Excellence in Education)
by Paul C. Gorski

The Evolution of a Pro-Feminist (2008)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: a version of this short reflective essay will be published in the 2nd edition of the book, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice

What We're Teaching Teachers: An Examination of Multicultural Teacher Education Coursework (2008)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: a revised version of this essay was published in the journal, Teaching and Teacher Education

Good Intentions Are Not Enough: A Decolonizing Intercultural Education (2007)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: a revised version of this essay was published in the journal, Intercultural Education

Taco Night (2007)
Paul C. Gorski's short humor piece on the dangers of reducing educational equity to "celebrating the joys of diversity."

Insisting on Digital Equity: Reframing the Dominant Discourse on Multicultural Education and Technology (2007)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: a revised version of this essay was published in the journal, Urban Education

Complicity with Conservatism: The De-politicizing of Multicultural and Intercultural Education (2006)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: a revised version of this essay was published in the journal, Intercultural Education

Savage Unrealities: Uncovering Classism in Ruby Payne's Framework (2005)
by Paul C. Gorski
note: versions of this article have been published in Rethinking Schools and Teachers College Record

Savage Unrealities: Abridged Version (2005)
This is a shortened version of the above essay.

Other New Publications

The Question of Class
published by Teaching Tolerance

Savage Unrealities: Racism and Classism Abound in Ruby Payne's Framework
Paul C. Gorski's essay in Rethinking Schools.

The Classist Underpinnings of Ruby Payne's Framework
An essay by Paul C. Gorski published in Teachers College Record and available electronically.

Interviews

Read an interview of Paul C. Gorski, EdChange founder, published in Connections, the journal of the National School Reform Faculty, in fall 2007.

Guidance Channel's interview of Paul C. Gorski.

Books

Growing Up White: A Veteran Teacher Reflects on Racism
by Julie Landsman
Rowman and Littlefield, 2008
Growing Up White is for everyone who wants to know more about our schools, our community, our country, and ourselves. Julie Landsman takes the reader on an inventory of her life, pulling from events and scenes, a set of lessons learned. She discloses honestly and unflinchingly the privileges she has experienced as a white person and connects those to her presence in city classrooms where she taught for over 25 years. As a teacher Julie made mistakes, learned from them, made more and concludes that understanding race in America is an ongoing process. Her book is rich with suggestions for working in our schools today, where we find a primarily white teaching force and an expanding population of students of color. She believes that these students make our schools rich and exciting places in which to work. Landsman also believes that white teachers can reach their students in deep and positive ways. Because she invites you to go along with her in revealing the basis of her upbringing and her choices, the story itself is engaging. Readers arrive at the final chapters with an appreciation not only for the complexity of our history as individuals around race, gender and class but with real hope in education as a way to create a place where all children get a fair chance at success.

White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms: A Guide to Building Inclusive Schools, Promoting High Expectations, and Eliminating Racism
by Julie Landsman & Chance W. Lewis (Eds.)
Stylus, 2006
This book, co-edited by EdChange's Julie Landsman, encourages reflection and self-examination, calls for understanding how students can achieve and expecting the most from them. It demonstrates what’s involved in recognizing often-unconscious biases, confronting institutional racism where it occurs, surmounting stereotyping, adopting culturally relevant teaching, connecting with parents and the community, and integrating diversity in all activities. White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms is replete with examples of practice and telling insights that will engage teachers in practice or in service. It should have a place in every classroom in colleges of education. Its empowering message applies not just to teachers of Black students, but illuminates teaching in every racially diverse setting. This edited volume contains chapters by EdChange team members Robert Simmons and Paul C. Gorski and is co-edited by Julie Landsman, a regular collaborator with EdChange.

Multicultural Education and the Internet: Intersections and Integrations (2nd edition)
by Paul C. Gorski
McGraw-Hill, 2004
In this book, Paul C. Gorski employs a critical multicultural education perspective for examining the potentials and dangers of the increasing use of computers and the Internet in education. Roughly half the book is dedicated to a deep exploration of ways in which these technologies, when used outside critical reflective practice can, and are, contributing to the inequities already present in our classrooms and schools. A new second chapter frames the digital divide in this context. The other half of the book describes ways in which these technologies can be used in pedagogically progressive ways consistent with multicultural education. The end of the book contains a guide to Web sites contributive to multicultural education theory and practice.

A White Teacher Talks about Race
by Julie Landsman
Rowman and Littlefield, 2000
Experienced teacher and Minneapolis writer Landsman here describes a typical day in an inner-city, alternative high school program. She discusses the daily trials and triumphs of her students, 75 percent or more of whom are not of European descent and many with family difficulties, children of their own to support, and daily confrontations with violence and racism. Through her experiences, Landsman portrays some of the practices that work with "nontraditional" students, such as having them write from different perspectives and offering more inclusive lessons about history, and she points out the flaws of current "one size fits all" approaches to education. This readable book conveys its message simply and powerfully.

Multicultural Resource Series: Professional Development for Educators
by Paul C. Gorski and Gene-Tey Shin
National Education Association, 1999
Real multicultural education is ongoing, inclusive teaching that validates the lives and experiences of all children. The Multicultural Resource Series is a practical guide for educators committed to quality learning for all students. The first book in the series, Professional Development Guide for Educators, features personal essays by educators who describe how multicultural education has transformed their teaching. The guide also serves as a comprehensive source for multicultural organizations, publications, videos, and Web sites. Resources for A Multicultural Classroom, the second book, is an annotated resource guide to help teachers choose the best print, video, and electronic resources for students.

Select Journal Articles

Gorski, P. (2008). The myth of the "culture of poverty." Educational Leadership, 65(7), 32-37.

Gorski, P. (2008). Peddling poverty for profit: A synthesis of criticisms of Ruby Payne's framework. Equity and Excellence in Education, 41(1), 130-148.

Gorski, P. (2007). The question of class. The Education Digest, 73(2), 30-34.

Landsman, J., & Gorski, P. (2007). Countering standardization. Educational Leadership, 64(8), 40-44.

Gorski, P. (2006). Complicity with conservatism: The de-politicizing of multicultural education. Intercultural Education 17 (2), 163-177.

Landsman, J. (2006). All children can: Creating classrooms, creating hope. Educational Leadership.

Gorski, P. (2006). The classist underpinnings of Ruby Payne's framework. Teachers College Record. Available: http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=12322

Landsman, J. (2005). Countering the racism of low expectations. Educational Leadership.

Gorski, P. (2005). Education equity and the digital divide. Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education Journal (AACEJ) 13(1).

Gorski, P. (2004). Multicultural education and progressive pedagogy in the online information age. Multicultural Perspectives 6(4), 37-48.

Gorski, P. (2003). Privilege and repression in the digital era: Rethinking the sociopolitics of the digital divide. Race, Gender, & Class 10(4), 145-176.

Gorski, P. and Clark, C. (2003). Turning the tide of the digital divide: Multicultural education and the politics of surfing. Multicultural Perspectives 5(1), 29-32.

Gorski, P. (2002). How computers still cheat girls. Education Digest 68 (3), 23-27.

Gorski, P. (2000). Narrative of whiteness and multicultural education. Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education [online], 2(1), 43 paragraphs.

Online Articles

Turning the Tide of the Digital Divide: Multicultural Education and the Politics of Surfing by Paul C. Gorski and Christine Clark for Multicultural Perspectives Online, 2003

Defining Multicultural Education by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2002

Transforming Self to Transform Schools by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2001

Multicultural Education and the Digital Divide by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2001

Understanding the Digital Divide from a Multicultural Framework by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2001

Narrative of Whiteness and Multicultural Education by Paul C. Gorski for the Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, 2000

Steps Toward Multicultural Curriculum Transformation by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2000

Understanding Curriculum Transformation: A Multicultural Q&A by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2000

A Brief History of Multicultural Education by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 2000

The Language of Closet Racism by Paul C. Gorski for the Multicultural Education Pavilion, 1995

Book Chapters

Gorski, P. (2007). Multicultural Education. In G. Anderson & K. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice, volume 2. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gorski, P. (2007). Digital Equity. In G. Anderson & K. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice, volume 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gorski, P. (2007). Mark Twain. In G. Anderson & K. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice, volume 3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gorski, P. (2007). John Brown. In G. Anderson & K. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice, volume 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Gorski, P. (2006). The Unintentional Undermining of Multicultural Education: Educators at the Crossroads. In J. Landsmen & C. Lewis (Eds.), White teachers in diverse classrooms: Building community, combating racism. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus Publishers.

Gorski, P. (2006). Understanding the Digital Divide from a Multicultural Education Framework. In J. Selzer & D. Carpini (Eds.), Conversations: Readings for Writers (6th Ed.). New York, NY: Longman.

Gorski, P. (2003). Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz: Are You Being Misled? In Harvey, C. (Ed.), Understanding and managing diversity. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Gorski, P. (2002). A Multicultural Model for Evaluating Educational Web Sites. In Belongie, M. (Ed.), Educators guide to multicultural materials (5th Ed.). Randolph, Wisconsin: Educators Progress Service, Inc.

Gorski, P. and Pattynama, P. (2000). Interculturele Educatie op Internet. In Pattynama, P. and Verboom, M., Werkboek kluer in het curriculum: Interculturalisatie in het hoger onderwijs. Netherlands: Nederlands Genootschap Vrouwenstudies.

Gorski, P. (1999). Narrative on Whiteness and Multicultural Education. In Gorski, P. and Shin, G. (Eds.), Multicultural resource series: Professional development for educators. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association.