Black male teacher standing surrounded by colleagues

A Leaky Educator Pipeline Loses Teachers of Color

Learn why teachers of color are more likely to fall through the cracks in every step of the educational pipeline and why significant changes need to be made.

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Teacher Diversity Explained: Why It Matters, and How We Got Here

Learn why teachers of color are beneficial for every student, especially students of color, and the growing need for these educators in the United States.

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Black youth walking in a protest march against Ron DeSantis' efforts to minimize diversity in education

The Furor Over AP African American Studies, Explained

Explore what the AP African American Studies course covers, why it’s being debated, and what its future could mean for schools and communities.

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Using Sinners to Teach the Past, Confront the Present, and Imagine Black Futures

Explore how Ryan Coogler’s Sinners can be used as a powerful teaching tool to illuminate Black history, culture, resistance, and imagination through the lens of LaGarrett King’s 8 Black Historical Consciousness Principles.

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Ismael Jimenez teaching a group of students in a classroom

We’re Not Teaching to Survive the Moment. We’re Teaching to Restore the World.

Education isn’t about fixing students—it’s about restoring connection, truth, and ancestral wisdom. Teach in divine time, the future is already here.

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Black Kids Don’t Need Saviors—They Need Systems That Care

If we are serious about transforming education, we must start by reclaiming an ethic of care, not as nostalgia, but as a mandate.

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Eliminating the Department of Education Won’t Fix Education’s Dysfunctions, But Neither Will Denying They Exist

It’s time for a new way forward—one that prioritizes students over politics and innovation over preservation of the status quo

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Black elementary student typing text message on smart phone in the classroom.

Awfulizing Kids Won’t Make You a Better Educator

If all you have to offer is complaints and condemnation, maybe it’s time to reflect on whether teaching still works for you.

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3 Boston High Schools Are Getting It Right. Here’s What We Can Learn.

Public high schools must evolve to provide relevant, high-quality educational experiences that truly prepare students for postsecondary and career.

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