/teachers-of-color Teachers of Color en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 The legal activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court college admissions decision has now sued over an Illinois minority scholarship program. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT /policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 /teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 Teacher-prep programs "have been designed essentially to mass-produce identical educators," a dean said at a congressional hearing. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:55:40 GMT /teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 /teaching-learning/black-teacher-have-the-highest-morale-why/2024/05 Black teachers view the job more positively, exclusive survey data show. How can schools hold onto them? Wed, 22 May 2024 21:08:15 GMT /teaching-learning/black-teacher-have-the-highest-morale-why/2024/05 /leadership/opinion-70-years-after-brown-schools-are-still-separate-and-unequal/2024/05 The legal strategy to prioritize school integration has had some unforeseen consequences in the decades since. Mon, 20 May 2024 18:07:30 GMT /leadership/opinion-70-years-after-brown-schools-are-still-separate-and-unequal/2024/05 /leadership/how-effective-mentors-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention/2024/03 Rudy Ruiz, founder of the Edifying Teachers network, shares advice on what quality mentorship entails for teachers of color. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:30:30 GMT /leadership/how-effective-mentors-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention/2024/03 /leadership/opinion-what-teachers-of-color-say-they-need-most/2023/12 Teachers of color face the same challenges as their white peers, in addition to others. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:44:15 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-teachers-of-color-say-they-need-most/2023/12 /leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 They were new teachers fresh out of a graduate program to create a Native teacher pipeline. Today, neither is still in that position. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:08:58 GMT /leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 /teaching-learning/see-how-diverse-your-states-education-workforce-is/2023/12 Our interactive visualization shows how states stack up in creating a more representative teaching force. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:51:26 GMT /teaching-learning/see-how-diverse-your-states-education-workforce-is/2023/12 /leadership/how-to-find-and-keep-a-diverse-team-of-teachers/2023/12 Principals and district leaders believe diversifying the educator workforce is important鈥攂ut recruitment and retention often prove tricky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/how-to-find-and-keep-a-diverse-team-of-teachers/2023/12 /leadership/the-role-mentors-and-school-leaders-play-in-retaining-teachers-of-color/2023/12 Beyond higher pay, experts share key factors that can keep teachers of color in the profession and even at a given school. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/the-role-mentors-and-school-leaders-play-in-retaining-teachers-of-color/2023/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-of-color-face-unique-challenges-here-are-some-of-them/2023/11 Teaching is hard enough, but educators of color face additional鈥攐ften invisible鈥攖asks. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:44:01 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-of-color-face-unique-challenges-here-are-some-of-them/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 I was well out of college before my mentor persuaded me to become a teacher. Here鈥檚 how we can start reaching Black men earlier. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:12:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 /teaching-learning/heres-what-high-school-students-of-color-think-about-being-a-teacher/2023/10 New research asked high school students of color and Indigenous students what they think about a career in teaching. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:42:20 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-what-high-school-students-of-color-think-about-being-a-teacher/2023/10 /leadership/behind-the-podcast-thats-trying-to-entice-more-people-of-color-into-teaching/2023/09 New York City uses outside-the-box strategies to recruit and retain educators of color. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:39:46 GMT /leadership/behind-the-podcast-thats-trying-to-entice-more-people-of-color-into-teaching/2023/09 /teaching-learning/what-can-states-do-to-patch-the-leaky-pipeline-for-teachers-of-color/2023/08 State teacher-recruitment programs need to be more explicit about aiming for diversity, a report finds. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/what-can-states-do-to-patch-the-leaky-pipeline-for-teachers-of-color/2023/08 /leadership/opinion-reserve-seats-at-the-table-for-bipoc-educators/2023/07 Districts must better support BIPOC educators, writes an assistant teaching professor of justice. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-reserve-seats-at-the-table-for-bipoc-educators/2023/07 /leadership/opinion-we-need-better-efforts-to-hire-and-retain-black-teachers/2023/07 Recruitment efforts are often all sound and fury, with no change, writes an academic director. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-we-need-better-efforts-to-hire-and-retain-black-teachers/2023/07 /teaching-learning/whats-happening-to-teacher-stress-levels/2023/06 Teachers' stress levels have come down since the start of the pandemic, but the job still carries significant challenges. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-happening-to-teacher-stress-levels/2023/06 /leadership/how-to-recruit-and-retain-bilingual-teachers-and-men-of-color/2023/05 Mentoring and building personal relationships can be powerful tools for recruiting and retaining educators of color and bilingual teachers. Fri, 26 May 2023 19:46:34 GMT /leadership/how-to-recruit-and-retain-bilingual-teachers-and-men-of-color/2023/05 /leadership/opinion-to-recruit-black-teachers-we-need-black-leaders/2023/05 A math teacher explains why Black leaders play a significant role in recruiting and retaining Black educators in this letter to the editor. Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-to-recruit-black-teachers-we-need-black-leaders/2023/05 /teaching-learning/from-euphoric-moments-to-workplace-dysfunction-teachers-see-themselves-in-abbott-elementary/2023/04 The show resonates especially strongly among educators of color. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:30:59 GMT /teaching-learning/from-euphoric-moments-to-workplace-dysfunction-teachers-see-themselves-in-abbott-elementary/2023/04 /leadership/opinion-stop-trying-to-recruit-black-teachers-until-you-can-retain-the-ones-you-have/2023/03 69传媒 are desperate to recruit Black teachers, writes Bettina L. Love. But do they know how to support them and value their work? Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:52:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-stop-trying-to-recruit-black-teachers-until-you-can-retain-the-ones-you-have/2023/03 /teaching-learning/teachers-of-color-are-most-at-risk-in-upcoming-layoffs-report-says/2023/03 They're more likely to be in their first few years of teaching鈥攁nd let go under seniority-based layoff rules. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:04:04 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-of-color-are-most-at-risk-in-upcoming-layoffs-report-says/2023/03 /leadership/districts-want-more-teachers-of-color-but-dont-do-enough-to-recruit-them-survey-finds/2023/02 Results from a January survey found that work remains in districts' efforts to recruit more teachers of color. Experts offer advice. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:35:45 GMT /leadership/districts-want-more-teachers-of-color-but-dont-do-enough-to-recruit-them-survey-finds/2023/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-why-black-teachers-stay/2023/02 It's not easy to stick with the profession, but the rewards for teachers and students can be profound. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:00:42 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-why-black-teachers-stay/2023/02 /leaders/leadership/how-to-get-male-students-of-color-to-pursue-teaching/2023/02 New York City's summer internship for male teachers of color sparks interest in the profession and the district. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:48 GMT /leaders/leadership/how-to-get-male-students-of-color-to-pursue-teaching/2023/02 /leaders/2023/want-to-recruit-male-teachers-of-color-look-to-this-new-york-city-leader Chimere Stephens, who leads recruitment of men of color for the New York City schools, believes in starting with high school students. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:44 GMT /leaders/2023/want-to-recruit-male-teachers-of-color-look-to-this-new-york-city-leader /leadership/4-actions-districts-and-states-can-take-to-increase-staff-diversity/2023/01 A report offers concrete steps for districts, charter organizations, and states to boost the racial diversity of their K-12 workforce. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:57:59 GMT /leadership/4-actions-districts-and-states-can-take-to-increase-staff-diversity/2023/01 /leadership/opinion-4-ways-to-make-your-school-better-for-black-and-brown-teachers/2023/01 Want to diversify the teaching force? An important place to start is understanding what educators of color need from their principals. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 21:03:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-4-ways-to-make-your-school-better-for-black-and-brown-teachers/2023/01 /leadership/safe-space-or-segregation-affinity-groups-for-teachers-students-of-color/2022/11 See what affinity groups are and why they're coming under fire. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:46:07 GMT /leadership/safe-space-or-segregation-affinity-groups-for-teachers-students-of-color/2022/11