Diversity in the Field

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.

This month, the National Center for Education Statistics released a snapshot of race and ethnicity of public school teachers in the United States, using data from the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey.

The Education Commission of the States released an August policy brief with key research detailing the importance and benefits of expanding the racial/ethnic diversity of teachers in K-12 classrooms.

CEC stands with its members and community against racism, oppression, and the atrocities of the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others.

The nation has been rocked by the deaths of numerous Black people in the past weeks. What does this have to do with special education? Here are some insight from one Black male special educator.