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What’s “Woke” And What’s “Whack” About How Teachers Are Being Prepared?

April 17, 2021
by Sharif El-Mekki
6 min read
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Effective teachers can change and save lives, but being a great teacher is hard. The challenge is especially acute in our high-poverty, under-resourced public schools where teacher tenure is lowest. Black and brown students...

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Don’t Talk About The Need For More Diverse Teachers. Show Us What You’re Gonna Do About It

March 3, 2021
by Jack Perry
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We all know that a teacher’s instructional skills matter for students. But a growing body of research shows that their background and life experience matter, too. This is especially important for students of color: while all...

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There Are Strategies To Diversify The Teacher Workforce. What Are Yours?

December 4, 2020
by Jack Perry
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Education was a second career for me—but it wasn’t for lack of trying to make it the first. In college, I pursued a major in education for one semester, but became discouraged by the striking absence of Black men and women in...

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You claim that you want diverse teachers, but you don’t want to interrogate how race, power, and mindsets work in your school.

October 30, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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I was a principal at Mastery Charter School-Shoemaker in Philadelphia for many years. We took to heart the concept of windows and mirrors, decorating our walls with images and quotes from popular heroes; Malcolm X, Dr. King, Rosa...

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MANSUR’S MANIFESTO: HOW AN ASPIRING BLACK MALE TEACHER PLANS TO TURN TEACHING INTO ACTIVISM

January 14, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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 Mansur Buffins served as a summer intern at The Education Trust. Over the summer, he wrote for their blog page. Mansur reminds me of members of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice and Philly youth like...

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