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Mathilda Beasley, Black Educator Hall of Fame

February 19, 2021
by Center for Black Educator Development CBED
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E’ry day this month, the Center for Black Educator Development, in partnership with Phillys7thWard.org, will highlight a Black Educator Hall of Famer. But, don’t forget, e’ry month is Black History...

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The Black Women Who Carried Us (And You)

March 17, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire. – W.E.B DuBois Two of the dopest Black women I know decided to merge Black...

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13 Ways Educators Can Transform Literacy

March 23, 2019
by Jarred Amato
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On Valentine’s Day, 13 of our Maplewood High School seniors and Project LIT Community founders were called down to the principal’s office. No, they were not in trouble. In fact, quite the opposite. One by one, our students...

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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 the Constitution Can’t Guarantee a Quality Education for All, Amend It or Just Burn It

July 15, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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In the spring of 1857, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, reminded the world that, Blacks were not and could never become citizens of the United States. Taney used the United States Constitution as the basis for his evil assertion...

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Going Beyond MLK’s ‘Dream’ and Getting Uncomfortable in the Classroom

April 5, 2018
by Zachary Wright
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In third grade, I remember learning about Martin Luther King. We listened to his “I Have A Dream Speech.” We read about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. We looked at photos of the marches in Selma. We were...

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She’s Been Teaching About ‘Black Panther’ Long Before the Movie

March 13, 2018
by Abigail Henry
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Below is an interview with Mastery’s African-American history teacher, Ms. Abigail Henry. In lieu of class one day, she took the freshmen class to see Marvel’s “Black Panther.” We discuss why she chose to include Black...

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READING LESSON #1—TEACH THE TEACHERS

December 11, 2017
by Hilderbrand Pelzer
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How can all students learn to read by 4th grade if so many teachers struggle with teaching reading? This piece first appeared in The Philadelphia Citizen, where Hilderbrand Pelzer III contributes regular columns during the school...

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Why the Hell Didn’t Someone Put These Books in My Hand When I Was Younger?

November 4, 2017
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Reflections from our friend Nathan Bowling, Washington State Teacher of the Year.  I should read more than I do. Everyone should. I think we’d be better off as a nation and a species if we all read more. Teachers have a unique...

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