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4 Reasons Why Teachers Are Superheroes
Stacy Matthews is a second-grade teacher. She has been teaching now for fifteen years. The day to day of being a teacher is something that is also part of her home life. She is a mother of three school-age children. She gets up for school at least 20 minutes before...
We Need to Get More Strategic in How We Increase the Number of Teachers of Color
A new study by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance highlights an issue with retaining teachers of color in the state. The report notes that not only are teachers of color underrepresented in comparison to the student body, but that teacher turnover for Black...
We want more teachers of color, so what happens when they disproportionately fail licensing exams?
A recent twitter thread from Citizen Stewart sparked an impromptu chat around teacher licensing exams, and what it means when minorities disproportionately fail them. The initial story that sparked the conversation was an article showing that Florida Department of...
The Catholic Church Needs a Universal Stance on LGBT Educators and Students
An Indianapolis Catholic high school is once again under fire from the LGBT community as a second school employee has filed discrimination charges on the basis of her sexuality. This coming after a similar, very publicized claim by a different employee in August. This...
