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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
4 min read
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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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If You’re Serious About Teacher Diversity, Here Are a Couple Suggestions

February 4, 2020
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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