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‘Who you are is valuable’: How Black male teachers in Minnesota are recruiting others to the profession | MPR News

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020African American Education, Black Teachers

— Riham Feshir, MPR News All throughout high school, Kaiyre Lewis enjoyed working with kids. He babysat, he coached youth teams, worked at camps. It came natural to him, especially as a big brother. But when Lewis started college last year, he picked a major in political science. “I barely knew what poli sci was,” […]

Detroit math teacher’s bedtime stories soothe students during the school shutdown | Chalkbeat

April 7, 2020April 11, 2020African American Teachers, Black Teachers

Every night, Voncile Campbell transforms into a new fantasy character. A little boy hunting for treasure with pirates. An owl playing with a fox. A teddy bear king who can’t fall asleep. Campbell is a math teacher at Bow Elementary-Middle School in Detroit, and since the school shut down she’s created a new role for […]

Teachers are superheroes needed in a pandemic | The St. Louis American

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020African American Education, Black Teachers

Just last week we were all ear hustling from our social distance about the invisible opponent that goes by the name COVID-19. Openly, we all wanted to know if we might get an extended spring break? After all, this is the toughest time of the school year for teachers. The only thing most of us […]