Joint Testimony from Education Advocates to Texas Senate Education Committee Hearing on Teacher Workforce Interim Charges
October 13, 2020 by EdTrust To: Chairman Larry Taylor CC: Vice Chair Eddie Lucio, Jr., Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Sen. Donna Campbell, Sen. Pat Fallon, Sen. Bob Hall, Sen. Bryan Hughes, Sen. Angela Paxton, Sen. Beverly…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Continue the Latino Legacy
September 15, 2020 by Irene Sanchez “Do you want to watch history? Or do you want to make history?” This is a question that the former leader of the 1968 Azusa High School walkouts, Victor Gonzalez,…
Joint Letter to Texas House Higher Education Committee Calling for Additional Action to Diversify the Teacher Workforce
September 08, 2020 by Jonathan Feinstein TO: Chairman Chris Turner CC: Rep. Lynn Stucky, Rep. Lorraine Birabil, Rep. Angie Chen Button, Rep. John Frullo, Rep. Donna Howard, Rep. Leo Pacheco, Rep. Matt Schaefer, Rep. John T.…
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.…
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 Schools Should Consider Online Coaching for Teachers
June 08, 2020 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. “Rrrr – aaaa – t.” A five-year-old boy on my computer screen looked up at his teacher quizzically. He was unsure of what the word was, so his teacher patiently…
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…
Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education
December 10, 2019 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. At the DRIVE Summit in North Carolina, John B. King Jr. spoke with stakeholders about the importance of recruiting, preparing, supporting, and retaining educators of color. Introduction Thank you, Governor…