Ansharaye Hines and Mimi McKee of the Center for Black Educator Development discuss how the presence of highly qualified Black teachers supports students’ educational success. The Center advocates for educational equity and provides multiple teaching pathways to encourage and support Black high school and university students to become teachers.
Overview
00:00-00:43 Intros
00:43-03:53 The Center for Black Educator Development
03:53-06:53 Education as a justice issue
06:53-12:19 Quality education as a Constitutional right
12:19-14:10 Roles and goals for Black educators in classrooms
14:10-17:40 How Black educators can thrive and hopefully make change
17:40-23:15 Teaching pathways
23:15-27:10 Freedom School Literacy Academy
27:10-29:44 Center plans for the future
29:44-31:09 We Need Black Teachers campaign
31:09- Outro
Transcript
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References
Center for Black Education Development website
Photo x.com/CenterBlackEd
Soundtrack by Poddington Bear
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