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Keep up with the latest Center for Black Educator Development news and opinion from and about staff and collaborators in 2025

Last Updated: January 24, 2025

January 24, 2025 - Wall Street Journal - A ‘Pay Penalty’ Is Keeping Men Out of Classrooms

January 16, 2025 - Ed Post - Learn, Baby, Learn: MLK Defended Self-Determination in Black Education by Center CEO Sharif El-Mekki

January 9, 2025 - NJ Education Report - Football Player-Turned-Educator Sets Goal to Help Retain Black Teachers

January 6, 2025 - Ed Post - The Anti-DEI Crowd is Anti-Black Educator by Center CEO Sharif El-Mekki

January 6, 2025 - Forbes - Why Is It Important For Black Boys To Learn To Code?

January 6, 2025 - The Philadelphia Citizen - Citizen of the Year Awards Educator Njemele Tamala Anderson

January 2, 2025 - Philadelphia Inquirer Opinion - We Need More Black Teachers by Center CEO Sharif El-Mekki

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