BIPOC Travel Award
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Diversity in the Field
Action Alert: Congress Begins Work on Build Back Better Act
On Thursday, the House Education and Labor Committee considered education-related provisions of the Build Back Better Act, a bill that reflects much of President Biden’s American Families Plan. The...
Publish Date:
September 10, 2021
Castaways on Gilligan’s Island: Minoritized Special Education Teachers of Color Advocating for Equity
Teachers of color in special education often report feeling isolated in their work environments, affecting their sense of belonging and decision to stay in their positions. Although these teachers...
Journal Name:
TEACHING Exceptional Children
Publish date:
12/10/2020
Department of Education Implements Changes to TEACH Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Education has implemented new changes to the TEACH Grant Program, the federal student aid grant program for students who study teaching and agree to spend four years working in high-need fields and underserved schools upon receiving a bachelor’s degree.
Publish Date:
July 08, 2021
CEC Endorses DIVERSIFY Act, Bill to Promote a Well-Prepared and Diverse Educator Workforce
Endorsed by CEC, the newly introduced DIVERSIFY Act aims to create a more prepared and diverse educator workforce through expanding the TEACH Grant.
Publish Date:
May 21, 2021
American Families Plan Would Provide Major Investments in the Educator Pipeline
This week, President Biden announced the details of the American Families Plan, an important step toward reversing the educator shortage crisis.
Publish Date:
April 30, 2021
"Wake Up Everybody": Time to Think Ahead
As teachers, we are often very resistant to trouble. I mean...PBIS, right? But sometimes, you have to—as the beloved John Lewis often said and reminded us before he became ancestor—get in ‘good trouble’.
Publish Date:
February 25, 2021
Understanding Student Access to Well-Prepared, Diverse Teachers
The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) published a blog post in their "Learning in the Time of COVID-19" series aimed at understanding the impact of the pandemic on students’ access to both well-prepared...
Publish Date:
February 19, 2021
Diversity Spotlight
CECDR
DR's Diversity Committee has charged itself with identifying empirical studies and resources that represent the recommendations made in our 2015 white paper titled "Increasing the Involvement of...
CEC Endorses Senate Bill to Establish an Educator Job Fund
On Wednesday, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Educator Job Fund Act, which would provide state and local school districts more than $260 billion to create a grant program focused on teacher pay, recruitment, and training.
Publish Date:
November 20, 2020