Vincent Cobb II and Rashiid Coleman are the founders behind The Black Male Educators Convening, an organization on a mission to triple the number of highly-effective black male teachers in Philadelphia public schools to 1,000 by 2025. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Through a series of programs including a yearly conference, purpose career fair, two-year paid summer program, […]
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Op-ed: Black male teachers have positive influence on students of all races | The State
I was wasting time on Twitter when I came across a post that stopped me mid-scroll. The original post posed a question: How many black male educators did you have in kindergarten through 12th grade. One of my former students chimed in with a shocking number: 1…Coach Thorne. That’s me; that’s who I was. I […]
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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Raising Teacher Minimum Pay To $40,000 | HuffPost
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the new law, which aims to reach the $40,000 salary minimum by 2023-24, will help address the teacher shortage.
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Building a pipeline of black male teachers | The St. Louis American
The Academy for Men of Color in Education Summer Awareness Camp at Lincoln University
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Meet the Principal who’s Recruiting Men of Color to Pursue Teaching Careers | Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
Currently, African American men represent just two percent of teachers in the nation and there’s even less in Illinois. Butler College Prep Principal Chris Goins is working on a solution. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “There are so many initiatives trying to recruit men of color into the classroom, but that’s after they are in college,” Goins said. […]
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Black boys need rites of passage programs in 2019 across the country | New York Amsterdam News
The year 2019 is important to African-American men because the opportunities are boundless and amazing. If you can conceive it, you can achieve it. The only barrier holding Black men back is preparation, knowledge and education. The challenge for Black men is Black manhood.
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‘What’s it like to be black in this system?’: life in a Chicago high school | The Guardian
For his captivating new documentary series, film-maker Steve James spent a year with students at Oak Park River Forest high
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He seeks more black men to teach in Philly and beyond – Philly.com
Sharif El-Mekki has a goal for 2017: gathering 1,000 black men together to inspire kids across the city.
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The Burden of Being a Black Teacher
Many African American educators say they don’t feel respected or empowered at their schools.
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