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The “Invisible” And Costly Tax That Black Teachers Are Being Forced To Pay

January 5, 2021
by Rann Miller
6 min read
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According to a new study, teachers who teach in high-poverty schools are penalized on their classroom observations and often, those teachers are Black. This is another aspect of the invisible tax on Black teachers that encourages...

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If You Believe Education Is For Liberation, Follow The Examples of Liberation Schools

December 9, 2020
by Rann Miller
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When it comes to education, I have a well-rounded and unique perspective. I received a Catholic school education, I taught middle and high school history for two charter schools and I am currently a program director for a public...

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We’ll Know You’re Serious About Equity When It Is Reflected in the Teacher Workforce

October 11, 2020
by Jason Allen
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Education has never been something that has been valued in the United States as evidenced by our nation’s leaders continually cutting the education budget. They take away the capital needed for programming, initiatives, and...

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Principals, I Am Not Your Magical Negro

September 16, 2020
by Rann Miller
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For many schools, having a Black man in their buildings often means having a disciplinarian in their school to supervise Black students, particularly Black male students. Sometimes, schools specifically hire Black men to dole out...

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An Open Letter to Teachers Who Began Teaching During the American Spring

June 23, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Dear Freedom School Literacy Team 2020, Across the nation, we started the summer of 2020, lighting up the streets with rage. We rage for George Floyd’s senseless strangulation. We rage for Ahmaud Arbery, who was hunted...

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Being The Black Male Educator That Students Wish They Had And Know They Need

February 29, 2020
by Jason Allen
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Teaching is one of my greatest gifts. Seeing my mother’s life’s work as a teacher in Dekalb County created my blueprint for what the life of a “game-changer” looks like, and the many influential teachers I experienced...

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Philadelphia School Board, Here Is Another Opportunity to Ensure Teacher Diversity

February 19, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Pennsylvania’s teacher roster is the least diverse in the nation; less than 5 percent of Pennsylvania’s teachers are people of color, according to the state Department of Education. Yet evidence regularly points to the...

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If the Teachers of Color at Your School Are Invisible to You, Why Would They Stay?

January 8, 2020
by Keisha Rembert
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I reread it slower this time, an email sent to 40+ staff members with the subject line, Congrats and Great Work, from my principal. The email was a glowing account of one of my colleagues’ recent...

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Black Male Teachers Are Saying: Don’t Make Us Your Default Disciplinarians

October 18, 2019
by Rann Miller
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My first day in the classroom is one I’ll never forget. I was given a room of curious sophomore students — 43 of them. I could feel the lump in my throat and every drop of sweat on my body. I was used to public speaking...

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Solidarity in the Struggle: The Profound Effect of Having a Conscious Black Principal

July 26, 2019
by Sharif El-Mekki
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The experience of having a conscious Black principal who demonstrates socio-political solidarity with Black and Brown communities can have a profound effect on the careers of Black teachers. Gemayel Hazard writes in...

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