There is currently a concerted effort by several charter leaders to recruit teachers with local roots,
particularly black educators, in large part because those teachers are more likely to stick around for the long haul.
Not exact matches
The very reasons schools were eager to hire
black educators — that is, their perceived ability to work well with African - American students,
particularly black students that other teachers were having trouble reaching — often morphed into career roadblocks.
Particularly upsetting to me was the departure of the music teacher, a veteran
black educator who helped run the school choir and put together trips for students.