Not exact matches
As we celebrate the election of our country's first
black president, I can't help but ponder how very few
black males are being prepared to successfully complete a college
education and assume
leadership roles
in the fields of business, industry, government, family, and community.
L&T faculty scholarship covers topics as diverse as «causal reasoning» and the brain; the study of
black and Latino family engagement with schools; school reform and teacher
leadership; the history of American
education; using collaborative data inquiry to improve teaching and learning; and how an understanding of social psychology can improve teaching and learning
in the classroom.
Because Ms.
Black has no teaching experience or an advanced degree
in educational
leadership as state regulations require, New York state Commissioner of
Education David M. Steiner would have to grant her a waiver before she can assume the...
Um, a, you clearly see
black teachers playing a real
leadership role, not just
in their schools, but sort of across the, the
education system.
The Urban League is a very well respected local
Black institution and has launched an
education leadership academy to train and empower
Black professionals
in the city with the knowledge, resources, and network to act
in support of creating sustainable quality educational options and policies.
NewSchools is a national nonprofit venture philanthropy that supports teams of educators, and
education entrepreneurs, who are reimagining public
education.Their Diverse Leaders investment strategy works to close the racial and ethnic demographic gap between
education leadership and students by investing
in entrepreneurs who are advancing
Black and Latino leaders
in education.
Black leadership within the
education system would both provide a more leveled and culturally diverse setting for African American students and positively impact the power dynamics that play out
in the school setting.