Mirrors and Windows: Investing in Educators of Color
July 08, 2020 by Katie Caster I teach middle school science and English as a second language (K-5) in Boston Public Schools. I am adopted from El Salvador. Every day, I bring my Latinidad into the…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To be a Positive Light for Latino Students
October 04, 2019 by Sarahi Monterrey At a young age, I became conscious of issues of equity. My family emigrated in 1981 from El Salvador — a country that was torn apart by a civil war…
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…
Q&A with Ricky Castro, 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year
September 27, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Ricardo “Ricky” Castro is a Spanish, Dual Language, and ESL teacher at Elk Grove High School, just outside Chicago, which is 42 percent low income and 46 percent Latino. A…
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…
Teacher Appreciation: Stories of Courage and Kindness from Room 40
May 29, 2018 by Brooke Haycock My dad is a former cop turned special education teacher in California. For the past 20 years, his daily beat has been Room 40, a well-worn portable classroom, lined with…
Our Stories, Our Struggles, Our Strengths
February 14, 2018 by Ashley Griffin America is experiencing a diverse, cultural shift and the teacher workforce is lagging behind: While Latino students make up…
Latino Teachers’ Reflections and Perspectives on Teaching
February 14, 2018 by EdTrust Ed Trust report provides a glimpse of the teaching profession through the eyes of Latino teachers WASHINGTON — Despite the fact that Latino students make up 25 percent of the…