I will never forget the time I attended a teaching job expo in Valley Forge, PA. Districts from around the state had laid out the welcome mat, eager to attract the newest and brightest teachers into their ranks. I stood...
Tag - Teachers of Color
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...
A growing body of research is beginning to confirm what many stakeholders in the mid-Atlantic region already recognize: teacher diversity matters. Research shows that increasing the racial diversity of teachers benefits...
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...
“Until we, as a nation, collectively acknowledge and address the unique challenges that teachers of color face every day, we cannot claim to be truly valuing them.” There is a mismatch in our schools and without smart...
My school community, The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice, and I are proud to partner with organizations across the city and country for the National Black Lives Matter Week of Action (2/5/18-2/10/18). Last...
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...
“We haven’t been sending you any Black candidates, well, because you’re Black.” After reading an article by Helen Kim Ho, I couldn’t help but to think of this quote made by a central office staffer many years ago. It...
When I started my career as a middle school teacher through an alternative certification program, I was told to not expect to see another Black male teacher in the school I would serve in. When I arrived at Turner Middle School...
I love the beginning of the school year. For those of us who spend most of our time with other adults – wrestling with data, designing programs and curricula, planning, planning and planning; when the students come back, it...