How a Black Teacher Impacted Me
May 06, 2024 by Nasharie Stewart An EdTrust intern pays tribute to a teacher for preparing her as only a Black woman could. #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Very Few Black Women Lead School Districts. These Superintendents Are Using the Power of Sisterhood to Change That
May 18, 2023 by Gabriela Montell During Teacher Appreciation Week, a group of Black women superintendents gathered at The Education Trust’s national headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss the pressures they face in their work lives,…
Forever a Teacher: Lifting the Voices of Our Educators of Color
September 08, 2022 by EdTrust Ed Trust Louisiana Announces Their State Teacher-Led Advocacy Efforts to Diversify the Teacher Workforce and Highlight Actionable Solutions to Recruit, Retain, and Support Teachers of Color Baton Rouge, La. –…
New Policy Brief Reveals Need To Specifically Retain Teachers Of Color
July 27, 2022 by EdTrust Report Highlights Opportunities for Districts, States, and the Federal Government to Improve Retention of Teachers of Color Despite mounting national concerns about teachers leaving the classroom, a significant majority (86%)…
Listening to Educators of Color
The Education Trust and E4E recently convened a small group of educators of color from across the country to hear about their experiences during the sudden shift to distance learning.…
Appreciating Teachers of Color
May 06, 2020 by Eric Duncan, J.D. Ever since Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) moved to online classes due to COVID-19, Keara Williams, a South L.A. high school teacher, has been calling her students’ homes and…
Why Teachers of Color Leave
September 19, 2019 by Letisha Marrero “Emotionally, it is harder to see students who look like me struggle, while higher-up administrators didn’t seem to truly care.” So says a Black teacher, summing up what many teachers…
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
May 03, 2019 by Emily Herd It’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time to celebrate the amazing educators across the country who work tirelessly to challenge, support, and nurture our youngest generations. Great teachers have immense…
What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes? A Look at Teacher Salaries
June 18, 2018 by Rachel Metz The school year may have come to a close, but for some teachers across the country, things are just getting started. From North Carolina to Arizona, teachers have been making…