https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teachers-of-color Teachers of Color en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:38:19 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/trump-admin-accuses-minneapolis-schools-of-racism-in-protecting-minority-teachers/2025/12 The Justice Department has filed its latest suit alleging racism for efforts to boost teacher diversity. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:38:19 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/trump-admin-accuses-minneapolis-schools-of-racism-in-protecting-minority-teachers/2025/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/ed-colleges-are-granting-fewer-degrees-potentially-affecting-the-teacher-pipeline/2025/10 New national data show fewer, but more diverse, teachers earning education degrees. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:59:19 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/ed-colleges-are-granting-fewer-degrees-potentially-affecting-the-teacher-pipeline/2025/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/why-bilingual-hispanic-teachers-make-a-big-difference-for-english-learners/2025/10 A new study found benefits from hiring teachers of color with language certifications. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:04:52 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/why-bilingual-hispanic-teachers-make-a-big-difference-for-english-learners/2025/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/loan-forgiveness-for-teachers-of-color-is-discriminatory-trump-admin-says/2025/09 The U.S. Department of Justice says the program meant to boost the ranks of minority teachers discriminates against white educators. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:22:12 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/loan-forgiveness-for-teachers-of-color-is-discriminatory-trump-admin-says/2025/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/fewer-teachers-plan-to-quit-but-pay-and-burnout-are-still-major-issues/2025/07 Teachers still feel overworked and underpaid, but some signs suggest things may be slowly improving. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:14:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/fewer-teachers-plan-to-quit-but-pay-and-burnout-are-still-major-issues/2025/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/theres-a-racial-divide-in-what-teachers-think-of-their-pd-why/2025/05 Training: Why Black Teachers Want More and White Teachers Want Less Thu, 01 May 2025 20:16:26 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/theres-a-racial-divide-in-what-teachers-think-of-their-pd-why/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 Boys would benefit from more male role models in the classroom. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-theres-a-stunning-oversight-in-cte-careers-in-education/2024/11 Teachers are a core part of our workforce—but you wouldn’t know it to look at CTE programs. School leaders must start growing their own. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:59:07 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-theres-a-stunning-oversight-in-cte-careers-in-education/2024/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 The legal activist behind the U.S. Supreme Court college admissions decision has now sued over an Illinois minority scholarship program. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:40:36 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/top-affirmative-action-foe-has-new-target-scholarships-for-aspiring-minority-teachers/2024/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 Teacher-prep programs "have been designed essentially to mass-produce identical educators," a dean said at a congressional hearing. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:55:40 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/democrats-and-republicans-agree-teacher-prep-needs-to-change-but-how/2024/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/the-state-of-teaching/2024/teaching-learning/black-teacher-have-the-highest-morale-why/ Black teachers view the job more positively, exclusive survey data show. How can schools hold onto them? Wed, 22 May 2024 21:08:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/the-state-of-teaching/2024/teaching-learning/black-teacher-have-the-highest-morale-why/ https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-70-years-after-brown-schools-are-still-separate-and-unequal/2024/05 The legal strategy to prioritize school integration has had some unforeseen consequences in the decades since. Mon, 20 May 2024 18:07:30 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-70-years-after-brown-schools-are-still-separate-and-unequal/2024/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-effective-mentors-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention/2024/03 Rudy Ruiz, founder of the Edifying Teachers network, shares advice on what quality mentorship entails for teachers of color. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:30:30 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-effective-mentors-strengthen-teacher-recruitment-and-retention/2024/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-what-teachers-of-color-say-they-need-most/2023/12 Teachers of color face the same challenges as their white peers, in addition to others. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 01:44:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-what-teachers-of-color-say-they-need-most/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 They were new teachers fresh out of a graduate program to create a Native teacher pipeline. Today, neither is still in that position. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:08:58 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/video-how-to-support-early-career-teachers-advice-from-native-educators/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/see-how-diverse-your-states-education-workforce-is/2023/12 Our interactive visualization shows how states stack up in creating a more representative teaching force. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:51:26 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/see-how-diverse-your-states-education-workforce-is/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-find-and-keep-a-diverse-team-of-teachers/2023/12 Principals and district leaders believe diversifying the educator workforce is important—but recruitment and retention often prove tricky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-find-and-keep-a-diverse-team-of-teachers/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-role-mentors-and-school-leaders-play-in-retaining-teachers-of-color/2023/12 Beyond higher pay, experts share key factors that can keep teachers of color in the profession and even at a given school. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/the-role-mentors-and-school-leaders-play-in-retaining-teachers-of-color/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-of-color-face-unique-challenges-here-are-some-of-them/2023/11 Teaching is hard enough, but educators of color face additional—often invisible—tasks. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:44:01 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-of-color-face-unique-challenges-here-are-some-of-them/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 I was well out of college before my mentor persuaded me to become a teacher. Here’s how we can start reaching Black men earlier. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:12:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-3-solutions-for-the-black-male-teacher-shortage/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/heres-what-high-school-students-of-color-think-about-being-a-teacher/2023/10 New research asked high school students of color and Indigenous students what they think about a career in teaching. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:42:20 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/heres-what-high-school-students-of-color-think-about-being-a-teacher/2023/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/behind-the-podcast-thats-trying-to-entice-more-people-of-color-into-teaching/2023/09 New York City uses outside-the-box strategies to recruit and retain educators of color. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:39:46 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/behind-the-podcast-thats-trying-to-entice-more-people-of-color-into-teaching/2023/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-can-states-do-to-patch-the-leaky-pipeline-for-teachers-of-color/2023/08 State teacher-recruitment programs need to be more explicit about aiming for diversity, a report finds. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/what-can-states-do-to-patch-the-leaky-pipeline-for-teachers-of-color/2023/08 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-we-need-better-efforts-to-hire-and-retain-black-teachers/2023/07 Recruitment efforts are often all sound and fury, with no change, writes an academic director. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-we-need-better-efforts-to-hire-and-retain-black-teachers/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-reserve-seats-at-the-table-for-bipoc-educators/2023/07 Districts must better support BIPOC educators, writes an assistant teaching professor of justice. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-reserve-seats-at-the-table-for-bipoc-educators/2023/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/whats-happening-to-teacher-stress-levels/2023/06 Teachers' stress levels have come down since the start of the pandemic, but the job still carries significant challenges. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:01:00 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/whats-happening-to-teacher-stress-levels/2023/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-recruit-and-retain-bilingual-teachers-and-men-of-color/2023/05 Mentoring and building personal relationships can be powerful tools for recruiting and retaining educators of color and bilingual teachers. Fri, 26 May 2023 19:46:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-to-recruit-and-retain-bilingual-teachers-and-men-of-color/2023/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-to-recruit-black-teachers-we-need-black-leaders/2023/05 A math teacher explains why Black leaders play a significant role in recruiting and retaining Black educators in this letter to the editor. Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-to-recruit-black-teachers-we-need-black-leaders/2023/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/from-euphoric-moments-to-workplace-dysfunction-teachers-see-themselves-in-abbott-elementary/2023/04 The show resonates especially strongly among educators of color. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:30:59 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/from-euphoric-moments-to-workplace-dysfunction-teachers-see-themselves-in-abbott-elementary/2023/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-stop-trying-to-recruit-black-teachers-until-you-can-retain-the-ones-you-have/2023/03 Schools are desperate to recruit Black teachers, writes Bettina L. Love. But do they know how to support them and value their work? Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:52:50 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-stop-trying-to-recruit-black-teachers-until-you-can-retain-the-ones-you-have/2023/03