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This is why #representationmatters. The findings of this study adds to the growing body of evidence that Black students having access to Black teachers matters to Black students outcomes. Read more of the research at https://lnkd.in/gRrQhDjE

A recent report done by our partner, UNCF, shows that schools with more Black teachers have favorable outcomes for children of Black parents. At NBCDI, we envision a world in which every Black child attends a school that affirms and expands them. Check out UNCF’s recommendations for the K-12 education community to consider: https://bit.ly/3wA5x9Y

Navigating the Challenges of Black Identity and Power in Higher Education Join me as I discuss the complexities of being a black individual in academia, where power dynamics and stereotypes can create unique challenges. Discover personal experiences and insights from black faculty members, shedding light on the layers of privilege, intimidation, and identity within higher education. #BlackIdentityInAcademia #NavigatingPowerDynamics #ChallengesInHigherEd #BlackFacultyExperiences #AcademicIdentity #PowerAndPrivilege #RacialStereotypes #HigherEducationInsights #OvercomingIntimidation #DiversityInAcademia

Dear Colleagues, If you or anyone you know is a Black male special education teacher who lives and is employed at a public or public charter school in a southern US state (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia), would you please consider participation? To those who meet the criteria, I’m asking you to participate in a research study about what motivates Black males to continue as special education teachers. The name of this research is “Valuing Minds Over Muscle: Black Male Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Influence of Hygiene-Motivating Factors on Decision to Remain.” I am looking for 25 Black male special education teachers to share their experiences. If you meet the qualifications, please click the following link to take a five-question survey. Please also indicate if you would be willing to participate in a 1:1 online interview or a focus group at the end of the survey. Anonymous Survey Link 🔗 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g8KXWQvA Many thanks for considering my request. 🩵

Had a Geat Time Being One of the Facilitators for the Lunch and Learn at University of South Florida, Tampa. Topic was, "How Black Students and Florida Benefit From College Attendance" I talked about the Three Rs that Black Students need at PWIs. 1. Representation - Does the Administation, Faculty, and Staff "Represent" and Reflect the schools black population? 2. Relatabiliy - Does the Administation, Faculty, and Staff "Relate" to the black population at the school? 3. Reliability - Is the Administation, Faculty, and Staff "Reliable", where the black population Trust them? We had a great open conversation and hopefully can create ways to make sure our black students feel, Represented, we can Relate to them, and they feel they can Rely and Trust us. Representation + Relatabiliy + Reliability = Retention and Graduation.

A scan of 72 Ontario school boards reveals gaps in how each board approaches equity and anti-racism. Ensuring equity across all schools requires better standardization of equity and anti-racism practices. This Black History Month, we must commit to ensuring true equity in our public education system. https://ow.ly/GnVm50QFzWO

Today is the first day of my three-part series on the recruitment and retention of Black teachers. I asked Black teachers across the state about the hurdles they encountered when they were getting their credential and while in the classroom. Give it a read. https://lnkd.in/gG4MwzdZ

Five Black teachers talk about what they face each day in California classrooms, and what needs to change to recruit and retain more Black teachers.

The LEWISHAM SCHOOLS AND THE BLACK CHILD CONFERENCE Limited seats available on Eventbrite (see link below) TOPICS: * Revealed: The Single Biggest Reason For Black Student Underachievement. * How To Make The Top Universities An Option For Your Child * Exclusions: How To Manage Unfair Exclusions and How To Avoid Exclusions * EHCPs (Educational Health Care Plans) * Mentoring and Rites Of Passage Programs * Supplementary Schools & Home-schooling * The Role of Black History In The Classroom and The Home * Career Paths You Should Present To Your Child (That Didn't Exist When You Were At School) * Supportive Organisations To Join * Essential Resources You Should Have If you are a Black parent or a Black teacher who is a Lewisham resident, this event is a MUST! If you are not a Lewisham resident, don't worry, we'll be coming to your borough very soon. For all enquiries (including stall-holder enquiries) contact: [email protected] (https://lnkd.in/eJuX8nVG)

Black data: higher education, datafication, and the Black student body High Educ (2024). https://lnkd.in/gFKMRDqM The fullness of Black students’ experiences in college has yet to be archived. The same can be said of Black people broadly, whose existence has long been reduced by and to what is observable, by systems of power and those at the helm. This is perhaps due to the structural and structural limitations of data collection efforts, or not of interest to decision-makers. Or perhaps, this is a symbol of the impossibility of capturing Black life beyond the physical. Regardless, Black life on college campuses across the globe is systematically reduced to standard institutional measures. This reduction is facilitated by the ongoing datafication of student success—the ways that students’ success has been made metric and the ways student success as a socio-political phenomenon has been increasingly governed by data-related practices and discourses. As a result, Black students’ material and data realities are (re)constructed, especially through student success data practices.