This post was updated May 27 at 8:57 p.m. California is a long way from achieving racial equity for teachers, according to two recent studies conducted by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Their ...

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As part of an EdSurge series documenting diverse educator experiences, Fatema Elbakoury, a teacher of color, described what she needs from her white peers to thrive as an educator. She said she needs ...

Rhode Island and Providence education officials say a loan forgiveness program for educators of color is “no longer in effect ...

There’s long been a push to bring more teachers of color into classrooms, with policymakers and district leaders spearheading recruitment and retention initiatives. But one voice has been notably ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Teaching the next generation of teachers is a path that many colleges offer, but at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, educators are putting a focus on making sure more ...

Teacher retention is in crisis. Teachers of color leave the classroom at a higher rate than their white counterparts (19 percent vs. 15 percent, respectively), and students need to have more black and ...

“Since teachers of color can be positive role models for all students in breaking down negative stereotypes and in preparing students to live and work in a multiracial society, this diversity gap ...

Mary Rice-Boothe, Ed.D., joined The Leadership Academy in 2015 with more than 20 years of experience in education as a teacher, principal, principal coach, and curriculum designer, and she currently ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Supt. Negrón: Targets 60 percent student-teacher gap. Credit: Laura Glesby Photo Schools officials ...

Ronald, one of my 11th-grade students during my first teaching at Thomas FitzSimons Young Men’s Leadership Academy in North Philadelphia, often shared that he lacked academic confidence because he ...

First-grade teacher Luis Ortiz gets student participation for an activity to remember the vowels at South Hi Mount Elementary in Fort Worth on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram ...