Christopher Emdin, author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood… And the Rest of Y’All Too. , recently wrote an article that brought up a lot of great points. He is concerned that people are using the lack of...
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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...
Dear Black Man (and everyone else determined to make changes), When we look at the history of schools that have served poor Black children in this country, they have often communicated the lowest expectations, provided the least...
Summers off is what the folks outside of schools think (erroneously) incentives teachers the most. However, when equity and justice are primary motivators in their educational career choice, the summer off provides teachers...
More Black and Brown men have been lynched by the state. It is the American way. And, too many educators look away from and are silent about the carnage. Whether lynchings occur on the trees that led to “Strange Fruit” (sung...
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of participating in and contributing at the 2016 Summit on Teacher Diversity at the US Department of Education. Today, I am in our state’s capitol to provide feedback about Pennsylvania’s...
In 2016, the conversation around teacher diversity has become commonplace, insomuch that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) hosted its first national summit on this topic, May 6, 2016. While hosting such a summit is...