Launched in June 2019, the Center For Black Educator Development is revolutionizing education by rebuilding the national Black Teacher Pipeline.
See how we are targeting interventions to increase the number of Black teachers so Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education.
The Center for Black Educator Development leverages the well-documented research that Black students are best positioned for success when they are taught by people who can serve as mirrors, not just windows, to their world—Black teachers, grounded in Black pedagogy, supported by policies that work for them and sustained by professional pathways designed with them in mind.
The first acknowledgment of harm must address educational disparities throughout the educational ecosystem that impact, not only Black children’s experiences, but also Black educators’ experience.
READ MOREWe continue the fight to honor the price paid by—as well as the creativity, ingenuity and sacredness of—all those who came before us.
We will push tirelessly onward until all Black children reach true liberation and the highest levels of excellence. We think this is best accomplished through a quality education that prioritizes access to teachers who share their racial identities, cultural experiences and worldviews.
To achieve educational equity and racial justice by rebuilding the national Black Teacher Pipeline.
We envision a world where:
The need for our work is undeniable, as are the considerable obstacles rooted in systemic racism, but what compels us forward is the imperative to rebuild the national Black teacher pipeline so that all our children can have the quality education they each deserve.
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“Our reach through direct programs and targeted advocacy grows multifold each year, and the impact of our collective work with partners demonstrates that the Black teacher pipeline that was systematically dismantled during the aftermath of Brown vs. Board of Education can and must be rebuilt.”
WINSTON COX, BOARD CHAIR
CENTER FOR BLACK EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT
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Educator-activists—past, present and future—our allies and partners embolden our fight for racial justice and educational equity, energizing our collective efforts to rebuild the national Black teacher pipeline.
LEGACY LEADERS
EDUCATOR ACTIVISTS
SERVANT LEADER APPRENTICES
JUNIOR SERVANT LEADERS
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