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Archive - August 2018

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The Role of Our Fathers in Developing the Next Generation of Readers and Dreamers

August 29, 2018
by Nosakhere Griffin-El
6 min read
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Dr.  Nosakhere Griffin-El is a former student of mine at John P. Turner Middle School. He is dedicated to increasing the literacy rates of our youth and I am honored that he has joined our community of writers on...

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How Are You Welcoming Your Students Back To School? Our Community Is Suiting Up And Showing Up.

August 26, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
2 min read
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MANY MEN. ONE CHARGE. SUIT UP.  Wear something that shows you value our kids. SHOW UP. On the first day of school, join a community of Black men to welcome our students to a new year and a future of great possibilities through...

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Don’t Know The History of Black Teachers in America? Nate Bowling, A History Teacher, Is Here To School You.

August 23, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
12 min read
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When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Board decision in 1954, there were 82,000 Black teachers. But in the following decade, the number of Black teachers in the United States dropped drastically. More...

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How Can We Get Philly Kids Reading At Grade Level By Fourth Grade?

August 19, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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The week of July 22, more than 700 thought leaders and funders from across the country gathered in Philadelphia for Grade Level Reading Week, to set a course for improving literacy among our country’s children. The...

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If White Parents Aren’t Able to Raise Their Kids to Be Anti-Racists, Perhaps Black Teachers Can

August 17, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
3 min read
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There is a well-known shortage of minority teachers in the United States educational system. Compounded by the fact there is a teacher shortage in general, many urban schools are constantly scrambling to find more teachers of...

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To Future White Teachers, Here’s a Resource Guide So You Don’t Have to Ask Your Co-Workers to Explain Racism

August 12, 2018
by Tom Rademacher
7 min read
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Tom Rademacher penned an open letter to white teachers on Education Post’s blog page. Yes, I’m addressing you directly as White teachers. That may feel uncomfortable. You’re going to have to get over that, or this is...

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Principals, If You Don’t Include Questions About Race, Class, and Privilege During Your Interviews, You Are Failing.

August 10, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
5 min read
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Principals, if you don’t have your staff hired and ready for back to school, you have my sympathy. As all school leaders know, the best hiring season for teachers is early in the calendar year (around January to March). At...

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An Open Letter To the ACT Exam Proctors Who Attempted To Marginalize Black Students

August 8, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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Robert Parker, a veteran educator, calls out college exam proctors for attempting to marginalize some of his students. In this open letter, Robert confronts the proctors and challenges them to improve their mindsets about Black...

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When Students Aren’t Proficient in Reading or Math, It Isn’t a Shame, It’s Violence

August 6, 2018
by Zachary Wright
3 min read
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I’ve written about teacher accountability before, but I recently read a few things that got me thinking. The first was a report out of Los Angeles that showed that nearly half the teachers in Los Angeles’...

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Students of Color Are Still Having Their Innocence Snatched, Slammed, and Shot Out of Them

August 4, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
3 min read
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Shanita Hubbard recently wrote a piece in the NY Times that should serve as a further wakeup call for the white folks who don’t see color, avoid raising their kids in a way that teaches them about race and racism, and the Black...

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