Jesse Hagopian
@JessedHagopian
Teacher|My Books: "#TeachTruth" (forthcoming), Co-editor "#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool," http://TeachingForBlackLives.org|@RethinkSchools|4 booking: @SpeakOutIDEC
🚨🚨Thrilled to reveal the cover of my new book, “Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education,” on today’s National #TeachTruth Day of Action! 📚✨ For years I’ve helped organize the movement against laws banning teaching about racism while writing this book. Coming soon!

💰 Tech billionaires are reshaping our world—but who gave them the right? Join SID's @NDentico, @TimothyWSchwab & others to unpack @BillGates legacy & confront billionaire power. 🗓 June 26 🎟us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Hosted by @cagjseattle @agcconnect @USRightToKnow @agrawatch
.@BillGates ’ Global Power Grab: Building a Movement Against Oligarchy In case you missed the webinar, watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=zPbXxE… @Mittaloak @TimothyWSchwab @cagjseattle @agcconnect @USRightToKnow @agrawatch @SAFCEI @SID_INT @JessedHagopian
Confront #Oligarchy this Thursday! Must see webinar ft. 4 of the world’s sharpest & smartest critics of the @gatesfoundation Gabriel Manyangadze of @SAFCEI, @Mittaloak, Nicolleta Dentico of @SID_INT, @JessedHagopian. Moderated by @TimothyWSchwab @cagjseattle @agcconnect…
Malcolm X, a key figure in American history, remains underrepresented in K-12 education. Educator Jesse Hagopian leads efforts to ensure his full legacy is taught, emphasizing its significance in addressing contemporary social issues. seattlemedium.com/malcolm-x-educ…
Future Memory Co-host Li Sumpter receives a history lesson from Seattle-based educator, activist, and die-hard advocate for antiracist education Jesse Hagopian. Future Memory is available wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧monumentlab.com/podcast
Yesterday was the 1st day of the 2025 @haymarketbooks @socialismconf! Incredible to meet @BootsRiley with @JessedHagopian, as well as other comrades. Got to hear @allisonduerk, @DebsMuseum educate us about Debs. @stacydavisgates closed out the opening plenary in a profound way!
.@TimothyWSchwab Want to fight oligarchy? How about Thursday? Global Power Grab: Building a Movement Against Oligarchy - Join @oak_institute for this webinar ft: @TimothyWSchwabGabriel Manyangadze of @SAFCEI Nicolleta Dentico of @SID_INT @JessedHagopian More at…
Confront #Oligarchy this Thursday! Must see webinar ft. 4 of the world’s sharpest & smartest critics of the @gatesfoundation Gabriel Manyangadze of @SAFCEI, @Mittaloak, Nicolleta Dentico of @SID_INT, @JessedHagopian. Moderated by @TimothyWSchwab @cagjseattle @agcconnect…
New "Teach Truth" Website & Study Guide: Launching TeachTruthBook.com on 5th Annual #TeachTruth National Day of Action! iamaneducator.com/2025/06/07/new… via @JessedHagopian #EducationMatters
Combating the Rise of "End Times Schooling": The Struggle for Hopeful and Imaginative Education - Example: see it in “armageddon academics” aka the near-total erasure of climate crisis education. iamaneducator.com/2025/05/31/com… via @JessedHagopian #EducationMatters
"Some of the most damaging effects of abolishing the Department won’t be immediate—they’ll unfold over time, as students grow up in systems stripped of even the most minimal oversight, accountability, or protections,” @JessedHagopian told The Nation. thenation.com/article/societ…
Honored to be interviewed for this piece along with others in the struggle for education justice!
"Some of the most damaging effects of abolishing the Department won’t be immediate—they’ll unfold over time, as students grow up in systems stripped of even the most minimal oversight, accountability, or protections,” @JessedHagopian told The Nation. thenation.com/article/societ…
Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them. @JessedHagopian truthout.org/articles/elite… via @truthout
5 years ago, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin. They said Floyd used a counterfeit bill—but the real counterfeit operation is our democracy. The ensuing 2020 uprising for Black lives shook the nation. We must teach that movement & its lessons. open.substack.com/pub/jessehagop…
🔥🇵🇸✊🏾 Today only—4pm Pacific!!! Join me, all the other editors, and @macklemore for the online book launch of Teaching Palestine!!! rethinkingschools.org/event/teaching…
@dlive87 This is soooooo powerful for #teachersoftwitter #students and #liberation4all. Thanks for sharing @JessedHagopian ! gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/16/…
My new poem: “Bad Poetry” Seattle police now have a unit called POET: Police Outreach Engagement Team. So I wrote them a poem. About sirens as similes, bullets as enjambment, and the violence they try to pass as verse. #Poetry #Abolition #Seattle open.substack.com/pub/jessehagop…
🗣️ “Trump knows the fastest route to authoritarian rule runs through the classroom.” — @JessedHagopian From banning race and gender studies to attacking transgender youth and dismantling civil rights protections, Trump’s fascist playbook centers on silencing truth in schools.…
Is DOGE waging war on children? Cuts by the Trump administration are putting children at risk.
.@JessedHagopian: "When we understand Wilmington, we see that Jan. 6th was not an aberration; it was a continuation of a historical pattern where white supremacy reacts violently to challenges against its dominance." zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our… #UnitedStates