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PHOENIX — Sit down. Be quiet. Follow instructions. Brandon Brown followed these rules when he started teaching, seeking order in a classroom setting he was all too familiar with growing up. But he quickly realized that was not working for his students and that they were just regurgitating what he told them. So, he decided […]
The Minneapolis teachers’ strike kicked off this week with a huge turnout. Over 4,000 teachers and Educational Support Professionals (ESPs) are on strike for the first time in 50 years. The teachers are demanding smaller class sizes, increased wages (especially for ESPs who are mostly people of color), increased mental health support for students, and […]
In rural New Hampshire, a Spanish teacher took down a “Black Lives Matter” sign in her classroom. In Lubbock, Texas, a social studies teacher felt that candid political discussions with students were becoming “kind of like a tightrope.” And in Oklahoma City, a history teacher began to think twice about using the word “white” to […]
Brandon Brown poses for photos in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Brown, a former history teacher and assistant high school principal, is now a Billboard-charting educational rapper who performs around the U.S. He founded School Yard Rap, a California-based company that produces music about historical Black, Latino and Indigenous people often not found in […]
PHOENIX — Sit down. Be quiet. Follow instructions. Brandon Brown followed these rules when he started teaching, seeking order in a classroom setting he was all too familiar with growing up. But he quickly realized that was not working for his students and that they were just regurgitating what he told them. So, he decided […]
Posted: Mar 2, 2022 6:15 PM CST by Kay McCabe According to the National Education Association only 2% of teachers are black men and just 20% are people of color. Local all boys school, Valiant Cross Academy, has done a great job combating that statistic. “We’re apologetically looking for African American males at all times […]
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) launches program to increase the numbers of Black male teachers, News and Observer reports. According to a recent U.S. Department of Education report, African-American men make up only about 2% of the nation’s public school educators. The university’s School of Education’s new Marathon Teaching Institute was established as a pipeline […]
Apple is renowned for offering great discounts on its products for students and educators, but it’s being beaten at its own game by The EDU Store, which is offering the . . .
A bus drops students off as classes resume after teachers received the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, at Westwood Elementary School in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger/File Photo Aug 8 (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccinations should be required for U.S. teachers to protect students who are too young to be inoculated, the head of […]
Critical race theory says racism is baked into American institutions — like education, government and the media — and it must be addressed not just by punishing individuals, but by shifting structures and policies. But Texas teachers point out that HB 3979’s language focuses on individual traits and feelings, opening the door for parents to […]