Anthony Downers is a Black male history teacher who has hosts a podcast on culture, curriculum and CRT to help bring awareness to the need for diversity in what’s being taught in classrooms.
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Black Male Teachers are Concerned Black History Month is Next to Be Banned.
I recently brought together a group of Black male teachers in Georgia, Alfred Shivy Brooks/Clayton County, Antonio Ellis/Griffin, Spalding County, and Anthony Downer/Atlanta to have a discussion on the impact of culture and curriculum in this season. As teachers, we realize that many parents, stakeholders and even educators, don’t even realize that public schools don’t have multicultural curriculums. So the…
Teachers Can Improve Educational Outcomes, If We Let Them!
Terrence Anfield is a fellow of the America Association of Educators Foundation Advocacy Program. He teaches early education.
School Choice Isn’t The Enemy of Public Education.
Jamial Black is a fellow of the American Association of Educators and member of Profound Gentlemen.
The Need for More Black Male Teachers Proves that Relationship Building Is An Valuable Asset to School Improvement.
Parent concerns are important considering that in Georgia and in Metro Atlanta districts, Black children are disproportionately placed and served in special education programs. Especially Black boys. After the special education department presentation during the live streamed board meeting, concerns about the guardrails arose again from stakeholders. Special education is an area where many inequities can be found. Some of…
“Self Care” Has Become the New Educational Catch Phrase But Isn’t Moving the Needle Regarding Teacher Burnout.
Teachers used to stay in the field for 20+ years, most retiring from the profession. Coming from a family of educators, my mother retired as an ESOL teacher after 33 years. Now, it’s hard for school districts to retain teachers for the first three years. “According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, About 500,000 (15%) of teachers in the U.S.…
The Recruitment of Teachers in the Teacher Shortage Isn’t the Issue, So What Is?
Teacher recruitment has become a major focus of school districts, universities, and educational organizations. However, I’m old school, and I believe what my grandfather told me. He said, “what you do to get them is what you’ll have to maintain to keep them.” As local school districts deal with the growing teacher shortage, how we are recruiting teachers has become…