Not exact matches
O'Neill also asked that the membership
of the
existing Minority
Teacher Recruitment Task Force and the new Minority
Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight Council include
teachers of color from both CEA and AFT - Connecticut so that the insights and experiences
of these
teachers are reflected in the groups» work.
These efforts, well - intentioned as they may be, fail to (1) challenge
existing mindsets about children
of color, (2) add substantively to
teacher knowledge, or (3) develop new and equitable structures.
Most importantly, serving as a
teacher exposed me to one
of the greatest injustices
of our time - the achievement gap that
exists between students
of color and their white peers.
Meanwhile, the
Teacher Quality and Retention Program, run since 2009 by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the recently formed Boston
Teacher Residency Male
Teachers of Color Network, aim to support existing black male teachers, who are more likely to leave the pro
Teachers of Color Network, aim to support
existing black male
teachers, who are more likely to leave the pro
teachers, who are more likely to leave the profession.