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Hiring? Use an Anti-Racist Lens!

October 2, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
7 min read
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As a principal of three neighborhood schools serving majority Black students, I was always in talent acquisition mode. More on point, I was always in talent acquisition and cultivation mode, since the best recruitment strategy is...

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Ninety-six Percent of Pennsylvania’s Teachers are White. Damn.

June 29, 2018
by Sharif El-Mekki
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Imagine a doctor knowing vital, life-saving information about your health, but not sharing it with you. It would be not only unacceptable, it would be grounds for dismissal. Choosing not to act, when the data shows that the...

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Here’s Why You Have to Include Students and Parents in School Hiring

August 29, 2017
by Kelli Seaton
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Dr. Kelli Seaton asks why many Black parents and students aren’t included in school-based hiring decisions. Cultural responsiveness isn’t just a checklist. Being culturally responsive means taking Dr. King’s definition...

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