Black Teachers

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August 3, 2023
Black teachers reported significantly higher rates of burnout and being significantly more likely to leave their job than white teachers.
April 15, 2023
Students flocked out of a Portland, Oregon middle school by the hundreds in support of two Black faculty members.
March 15, 2023
A middle-school teacher in Colorado is making history after being named the state's first Black male Teacher of the Year.
November 25, 2022
In South Carolina, Charleston County aims to increase the number of Black male teachers in the classroom — 60 more…
Rockwood School District
September 9, 2022
A federal judge has approved a $9.25 million settlement by the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union in…
August 30, 2022
An elementary school teacher is making headlines for turning Lizzo’s hit single “About Damn Time” into a catchy back-to-school jingle.
August 19, 2022
OPINION: While conservative media has characterized the Minneapolis teachers union’s agreement as an anti-white civil rights crisis, firing white educators…
August 12, 2022
A Florida school teacher quit this week before the school year began after a staffer removed posters of Black leaders…
Fraud Charge Against Goldman Sachs Takes Toll On Market Indices
June 24, 2022
A New Orleans nonprofit that supports Black educators will receive a major financial boost from Goldman Sachs. 
April 29, 2022
The enrollment of students of color in Pennsylvania’s public school system is rising faster than the diversity of the state’s…
April 6, 2022
The Sirtify program at Normandale Community College is looking to close the achievement gap between Black and white students.
January 26, 2022
The mockumentary-style show by Quinta Brunson follows the teachers at Abbott Elementary, an elementary school in West Philadelphia.
Hollywood High School Students And Teachers Prepare For Coming School Year
November 7, 2021
The North Carolina HBCU said their new initiative will tackle the racial gap and support Black men as they become…
August 27, 2021
Inoke Tonga, Valor Christian High School's 30-year-old former volleyball coach, detailed his story in a lengthy social media post.
February 21, 2021
Rafaela Espinal, who identifies as Afro-Latina, claims that when she didn't mimic the salute along with her peers, she was…
February 7, 2021
A Colorado organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities residents, has created a program to support Black teachers.
January 30, 2021
Henry Darby works by day as a beloved educator in South Carolina and by night he stocks shelves at a…
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Alabama thegrio.com
April 4, 2018
If we are going to honor King, we have to do better at putting ourselves into the shoes of the…
uns in schools thegrio.com
February 28, 2018
TheGrio reached out to principals and teachers who interact with children of all ages and backgrounds daily. If given the…
Gun School thegrio.com
February 26, 2018
Donald Trump would like us to carry guns--"us" being educators. We don’t need guns. We need the tools to do our…