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Philly-based group launches $3M initiative to develop Black teachers
A Philadelphia-based organization devoted to recruiting and supporting Black educators on Thursday announced a $3 million educational justice initiative to dramatically ramp up the number of Black teachers in classrooms across the country. The initiative by the Center for Black Educator Development will focus on the Black Teacher Pipeline, a program targeting high school and […]
Read MoreGeorgia Power Foundation Grant To Help KSU Boost Number Of Black Male Educators
Kennesaw State University has received a grant from the Georgia Power Foundation for an initiative to increase the number of African American male teachers. Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models), a program launched in KSU’s Bagwell College of Education, will provide academic support, mentorship, tuition assistance and job placement assistance to […]
Read MoreMan-Up receives additional funding
The enormity of the data that suggests a need for more effective male teachers of color in our schools is the propeller behind this movement. As the founder of Man Up, this movement reflects my personal life experiences. As an African American elementary teacher, I was often one of a handful of male teachers in […]
Read MoreDarrion Cockrell went from gang member to Missouri’s 2020 teacher of the year
Darrion Cockrell credits his teachers with saving his life when he was a young gang member in St. Louis, Missouri. This year, the 34-year-old elementary school physical education teacher who works in Crestwood, Missouri, was named Missouri’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. “I still can’t believe it,” Cockrell told “Good Morning America” of the honor, […]
Read MoreLack of Black male teachers in Baton Rouge, LA can negatively affect Black male students
Anthony Felder walked into his freshman year at LSU with aspirations of becoming a pediatric physical therapist. But during that year, Felder had an epiphany. “I realized the only reason I wanted to be a pediatric physical therapist was because I wanted to teach kids how to use their limbs again,” Felder said. The opportunity […]
Read MoreNew Hiring Initiative Aims To Increase Presence Of Black Male Educators In Dallas ISD
As part of an initiative aimed at recruiting teachers who represent the students they serve, Dallas ISD has hired 13 Black male professionals and put them on the path toward becoming licensed teachers who will lead classrooms next semester. The Adjunct Teacher Dallas Residency Program is designed to recruit Black male teachers to serve in […]
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