Posts Tagged ‘Black teachers’
HillmanTok, TikTok’s accidental university taught by Black educators, is a hit with students
A Back teacher who inspired others to share lectures on social media created a website to make the information more widely available.
Read MoreHelp Wanted: Schools Struggling to Keep Black Teachers
Data shows that Black students perform significantly better in school when taught by Black teachers. However, finding and keeping Black teachers on the payroll is easier said than done in today’s education climate.
Read MoreThese Are the Top Books Black Teachers Want This School Year
One journalist asked Black teachers which books they wanted in libraries and classrooms to encourage reading among students.
Read MoreMore teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave
Teachers of color are finding it more difficult to stay in a career becoming more political with often inadequate pay and no room for creativity.
Read MoreBuilding a Black Male Pipeline Into Public Education
Black Men Educators Convening aims to encourage Black men to become teachers who can encourage students to focus on education.
Read MoreSouth Carolina program aims to boost ranks of Black teachers
Tyler Wright can relate to his students, but low numbers of Black teachers, especially men, mean not all students have this advantage.
Read MoreKeeping Black Teachers in the Classroom Will Take More Than a Pay Raise
According to a recent survey, low pay disproportionately effects Black teachers who may not find the requited education accessible.
Read MoreA statue of a trailblazing Black educator gets a home in the U.S. Capitol, replacing a Confederate general
After last year’s announcement a statue of activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune is now in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
Read MoreBlack History Document Found in Chicago Home Before Demolition
The diploma of the first black man to become a USC professor was luckily saved before the building it was in was demolished.
Read MoreOn This Day in History, Sarah Jane Early Was Born
Sarah Jane Early’s defied sexism and racism in the 1800s as a Black female teacher and abolitionist.
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