Revolutionary Black educators teaching in every school. Revolutionary teaching practices advancing real history, cultural insights and anti-racist mindsets. This is the reality we are creating.
Through the Center’s TEACHING PATHWAYS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING and POLICY & ADVOCACY, we are systematically rebuilding the national Black teacher pipeline that was systematically dismantled. But we cannot do this alone.
Learn about our strategic focus at every phase, offering equitable, robust and sustainable opportunities for current and future Black educator-activists.
Freedom Schools Literacy Academy
Career Exploration for High School Students
Early Literacy Instruction for Young Scholars
Teaching Academy
Career & Technical Education High School Courses
Center Partnerships
Dual High School & College Enrollment Opportunities
TEACHING PATHWAYS | PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
E-Learning Educator-Activist Courses
Online Classes
Black Teacher Pipeline Fellowships
College Scholarships
Retention Bonuses
Freedom Schools Literacy Academy
Paid Teacher Apprenticeships
Paid Student-Teacher Positions
Non-Traditional Educator Preparation Programs
Restructured Teaching Tests
Diversification of Education Workforce Fund
Diversity Accountability
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING | POLICY & ADVOCACY
Cultural Proficiency Workshops
Professional Development Opportunities
Black Men in Education Convening
Affinity Groups, Spaces & Events
National Board Certification Reimbursements
Black Educator Trust Fund
Black Teacher Retention Best Practices
Add your names to the 1 Million Teachers of Color campaign letter and brightbeam’s campaign letter.
Open Letters to U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona on Teacher Diversity
Partnership with EdTrust, TeachPlus, WeARE NC, Californians for Justice and Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance
Building a Movement: Creating & Sustaining Diverse Teacher Workforces Convening
#WeNeedBlackTeachers
#ThankABlackTeacher
Teacher of Color Advocacy Campaigns
Building the Black Educator Pipeline Podcast
Pipeline Podcast
Shapiro-Davis Transition Advisory Committee on Education and Workforce Development
State Income Tax Abatement Policies
Partnership with Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium on Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE) Competencies for 2024 EPPs
PA State Board of Education Code Chapter 49
Education Talent Recruitment Committee on significant measure to advance teacher diversity
PA Senate Bill 99 Revision to PA School Code
Leadership role in developing cultural competence toolkits for educators
PA Education Diversity Consortium
Supporting streamlined certification process and high-quality EPP, professional growth and leadership development
PA Department of Education’s Educator Workforce Committee
Announcement honors Center’s Black Men in Education Convening
Philadelphia Councilman Isaiah Thomas Resolution Designating October as Black Male Educators Month
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PA Senate Bill 99 is a major step toward strengthening our education workforce for years to come, especially for students of color.
It is my ambition to be a teacher when I grow up.
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[Black male teachers’] presence alone makes a huge difference. And that’s why I choose to be an educator.
We have to make sure teachers of color have access to support to stay in classroom environments that are culturally affirming.
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A big goal for me is to one day open up my own school. I want it to be a school that transforms students.
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For me, it was the exposure to so many revolutionary Black men in one space.
This year’s Summit offers essential and urgent conversations about the need to diversify the educator workforce in Pennsylvania and establish school cultures that are culturally relevant and sustaining for students, families, teachers, and staff.
As an alum of the alternate route, I can attest that many of my peers were Black teachers and other teachers of color. That was encouraging to see.
