Young Black girl sitting at a desk holding a pencil and counting on her fingers.

Math Pacing Guides: Do They Keep Pace or Leave Students Behind?

Pacing guides are an important tool for educators, as they help teachers plan instruction around specific standards and objectives in classwork. But should they be mandated by districts? Kwame Sarfo-Mensah weighs in.

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Dr. Meisha Porter on Building the Black Educator Pipeline

It Takes a Village: Education and Community Support (ft. Dr. Meisha Porter)

Dr. Meisha Porter of The Bronx Community Foundation and former Chancellor of NYC Public Schools, explains the importance of community support in education.

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Four Black educators standing in front of a stage at the HipHopEd Conference

Ya Don’t Stop: A Review of the 2023 HipHopEd Conference

Education leader Kwame Sarfo-Mensah checked off a major item on his teacher bucket list: attending this year’s HipHopEd Conference, which took place fittingly at the birthplace of Hip-Hop: The Bronx, N.Y.

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Dr. Bettina Love on Building the Black Educator Pipeline

Abolitionist Teaching and Education Reparations (ft. Dr. Bettina Love)

Dr. Bettina Love, award-winning author, discusses abolitionist teaching, education reparations, and hip hop in education.

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Anti-Racist Education: The N-Word is Not a Word for School

Educator Barnes talks anti-racist education by schools having smart, clear policies around racial slurs in school and how to handle the n-word in literature in a unharmful way.

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Black Nationalism, Education and Activism (ft. Dr. Greg Carr)

Dr. Greg Carr joins BTBEP to discuss Black Nationalism and education activism.

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Young boy standing at the front of a classroom with his hands crossed in front of him

Why The Student Voice In The Classroom Immediately Improves Education

When we encourage student voice in the classroom, it has a positive impact on educational outcomes.

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S1E10: Edu-Equity as a Fundamental Right (ft. Dr. Khalilah Harris)

Dr. Khalilah Harris discusses Black liberation, education equity, and opportunity access in education.

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A parked school bus.

What if Two Types of Education Reform-Charter Schools and Education Savings Accounts-Merged?

Charter schools, private school vouchers, and educational savings accounts should merge to best serve students.

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