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Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Teachers and Principals of Color

Highlights from a panel discussion on recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers and principals of color. From the Research & Revolt for CRE Conference, organized by Education Justice Research & Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC). October 6, 2019.

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CRE Stories: Seen in the Classroom

Aaron Harris, a New York City public school teacher, shares his experiences as a teacher of color in the classroom, and how race and ethnicity inform the role educators play in their students’ lives.

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Racial Equity • Remodeling Education

Amplify: Empowering Educators of Color

Dena Simmons discusses the power of bringing together educators of color to discuss their authentic experiences and be leaders in decision making in schools.

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CRE Stories: Raising a Critically Conscious Teaching Force

Paul Forbes and Natalie Zwerger work to develop individual school and district-wide understandings of race, power, and privilege.

Racial Equity • Remodeling Education

Danielle's Story

Community schools are essential for kids facing poverty and trauma, says elementary teacher and National Education Association (NEA) member Danielle Harris.

Racial Equity • Remodeling Education

The Pushouts

For decades we’ve heard about America’s “dropout crisis.” Meet Dr. Victor Rios, a high school “dropout” and former gang member turned bestselling author and professor. Rios argues for a shift in the way we understand the problem. Filmed over more than 25 years, The Pushouts weaves Rios’s inspiring pushout-to-professor narrative with stories from YO!Watts, a youth center serving 16-24 year olds who are out of school and out of work.

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CRE Stories: Race Conversations in the Classroom

Jillian McRae and Sam North co-facilitate a course about classism, sexism, and racism that creates space for students to have courageous conversations.

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CRE Stories: Relearning History, Telling New Stories

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CRE Stories: Being Culturally Responsive as a White Teacher

When Erin Dunlevy left her hometown in suburban New Jersey to teach in the South Bronx, she was shocked to see a line of 2,500 students wrapped around the school building waiting to pass through the only operational metal detector on campus.

Community Power • Racial Equity • School Funding

Better Days are Coming

Better Days are Coming is a call to action. It is a call to Congress to fully fund Title I. All around the country, education activists are taking action to demand public investment in public education.