Supporting Teachers of Color This Year, to Retain Them For Next Year
By: Rann Miller Making it a goal of your district to hire more teachers of color is a great thing. But sometimes more important than hiring teachers of color is retaining them. However, teacher of color have a higher rate of teacher turnover than white teachers....
What to Consider Regarding Teachers of Color During the Hiring Process
By: Rann Miller The hiring process is always tough because while looking for the “perfect” teacher candidate, you’ll never find them. You just hope to find an individual who is a good fit for students and the school culture. Too often, when hiring teachers of color,...
Strengthening Onboarding Activities for Teachers of Color
By: Rann Miller Every school district is different. Certainly, all school districts share similar challenges, however school districts are unique. It’s due to the various factors that shape their character, strategic mission and vision, as well as their culture. Once...
Unorthodox Teacher Recruitment Strategies
By: Rann Miller Professionally speaking, teaching has been the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. But my degree isn’t in teaching. I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do when I entered college but teaching wasn’t one of the things that came to mind. When I...
What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation
When you imitate the speech of others, there’s a thin line between whether it’s a social asset or faux pas. Franklin McMahon/Corbis via Getty Images Lacey Wade, University of Pennsylvania Have you ever caught yourself talking a little bit differently after listening...
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Research shows women who study engineering do better when mentored by other women. Nitat Termmee/Moment via Getty Images Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County CC BY-ND Despite various efforts to encourage more women to study STEM fields in...
Five tips for discussing diversity at work with those who seem dismissive or resistant
Approach conversations with curiosity. Ground Picture | Shutterstock Ciarán McFadden, Edinburgh Napier University Diversity and inclusion initiatives are supposed to make a workplace more equal and welcoming. But not everyone agrees on quite what that looks like or...
US schools are not racially integrated, despite decades of effort
Court-ordered desegregation has happened in the U.S. as recently as 2015, when a federal judge issued a desegregation order to the Cleveland, Miss., school district. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis Pedro A. Noguera, University of Southern California Nearly seven decades...
More student or faculty diversity on campus leads to lower racial gaps in graduation rates
At colleges with a majority-Black student population, Black and white students graduate at the same rate. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa The Research Brief is a short take about...
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