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New Assessment for Texas Teachers May Threaten Diversity in the Classroom
A new assessment for prospective teachers in Texas has shown disparities in how well Black candidates perform versus white candidates.
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Black Teachers Are Leaving the Profession Behind In Huge Numbers
Recent studies show that diversity in the teaching profession has been on a sharp decline for the last two years
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Chicago Teachers Union Votes to Teach Virtually, City Cancels Classes for 330,000 Students
Chicago Teachers Union votes for virtual classes until Jan. 18
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President of the 2nd Largest Teachers' Union in Favor of Schools Returning to In-Person Learning
One of the continually controversial aspects of the pandemic has been how we should handle a return to in-person learning. For well over a year now, school has primarily been conducted in either a virtual classroom or a hybrid in-person/virtual environment. The head of the second largest teacher’s union in the country has called for…
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Pushing Teachers to Return to In-Person Learning This Week
There is currently a heated debate going on between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) over when to return to in-person learning. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot favors teachers returning sooner rather than later as she requested in-person learning to restart this week. According to CBS News, Lightfoot was joined by Chicago…
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'Black Lives Matter' Poster in Georgia Classroom Gets White Parents Big Mad
Parents are in their feelings—actually, wait, that’s not accurate. White parents are in their feelings after a Georgia teacher displayed a Black Lives Matter poster in her classroom. AJC reports that Paige McGaughey, a white teacher at Alton C. Crews Middle School in Lawrenceville, Ga., told the news outlet that she put up the poster…
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The Death of a Mississippi Teacher From COVID-19 Increases Fears of an Outbreak as Schools Reopen
Despite most medical professionals saying “Hey, don’t do that,” schools across the country are steadily beginning to reopen. In Mississippi, the death of a beloved teacher while self-quarantining has increased fears of a COVID-19 outbreak during the first week of school. Mississippi Today reports that 42-year-old Nacoma James, a Black man, died on Thursday while…
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Georgia History Teacher Suspended for Teaching History
Authorities in a rural Georgia school district are punishing a history instructor who seemingly dedicated all of his spare time to teaching students. The district banned the beloved educator from coaching after administrators charged the man with a heinous rule violation—the history teacher was teaching history. Jordan Huerta has been teaching history at Tattnall County…