Teachers of Color
Teaching Profession
Here's What High School Students of Color Think About Being a Teacher
New research asked high school students of color and Indigenous students what they think about a career in teaching.
Recruitment & Retention
Q&A
Behind the Podcast That's Trying to Entice More People of Color Into Teaching
New York City uses outside-the-box strategies to recruit and retain educators of color.
Recruitment & Retention
What Can States Do to Patch the 'Leaky Pipeline' for Teachers of Color?
State teacher-recruitment programs need to be more explicit about aiming for diversity, a report finds.
Recruitment & Retention
Letter to the Editor
We Need Better Efforts to Hire and Retain Black Teachers
Recruitment efforts are often all sound and fury, with no change, writes an academic director.
Recruitment & Retention
Letter to the Editor
Reserve Seats at the Table for BIPOC Educators
Districts must better support BIPOC educators, writes an assistant teaching professor of justice.
Teaching Profession
What's Happening to Teacher Stress Levels
Teachers' stress levels have come down since the start of the pandemic, but the job still carries significant challenges.
Recruitment & Retention
How to Recruit and Retain Bilingual Teachers and Men of Color
Mentoring and building personal relationships can be powerful tools for recruiting and retaining educators of color and bilingual teachers.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
To Recruit Black Teachers, We Need Black Leaders
A math teacher explains why Black leaders play a significant role in recruiting and retaining Black educators in this letter to the editor.
Teaching Profession
From Euphoric Moments to Workplace Dysfunction, Teachers See Themselves in 'Abbott Elementary'
The show resonates especially strongly among educators of color.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Stop Trying to Recruit Black Teachers Until You Can Retain the Ones You Have
Schools are desperate to recruit Black teachers, writes Bettina L. Love. But do they know how to support them and value their work?
Teaching Profession
Teachers of Color Are Most at Risk in Upcoming Layoffs, Report Says
They're more likely to be in their first few years of teaching—and let go under seniority-based layoff rules.
Recruitment & Retention
From Our Research Center
Districts Want More Teachers of Color But Don't Do Enough to Recruit Them, Survey Finds
Results from a January survey found that work remains in districts' efforts to recruit more teachers of color. Experts offer advice.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Why Black Teachers Stay
It's not easy to stick with the profession, but the rewards for teachers and students can be profound.
Recruitment & Retention
Q&A
How to Get Male Students of Color to Pursue Teaching
New York City's summer internship for male teachers of color sparks interest in the profession and the district.
