Voices for Change: A Black Educator Action ProjectAn Initiative of Research for Action

AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF BLACK EDUCATORS

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Listen to Black Teachers

Black educators have a valuable vantage point to identify and address needed changes in the teaching profession and in classrooms and schools. Yet, their expertise is often marginalized in discussions on educational improvement and policy change from the school to district, state and federal levels. Black teachers deserve a seat at the table.

This microsite serves as a digital archive that holds research led with and by Black teachers. It also captures and uplifts the lived experiences and wisdom of Black teachers.

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Black at the Whiteboard

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Ep 1: “We Real Cool, We Teach School: Why Black Teachers Matter”

Black teachers are change agents. Black teachers humanize students. And Black teachers teach the truth.

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Black Educators’ Work as “Something Sacred”

For many Black educators, the teaching profession is synonymous with historical progress; we view it as an act of social justice and something sacred. As part of our Participatory Action Research (PAR) project, we interviewed ...

“The ones they do see don’t stay”: Why Black Students Reject the Teaching Profession

“You would be a great teacher,” I have said several times to students who show leadership in the classroom and in the school. I am often met with very similar responses, “You’re crazy!” “No way, ...