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Raising the Bar for Better Retaining BIPOC Educators through Mentorship

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By: Dr. Rudy Ruiz, Founder, Edifying Teachers As a young Latino who went from a low-income neighborhood on Milwaukees South Side to graduating with honors from Stanford, I didnt aim to make it out of the community, but to improve it. I completed an alternative teaching certification program to help change the odds for young Continue Reading The post Raising the Bar for Better Retaining BIPOC Educators through Mentorship appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Cultivating STEM Classrooms of Belonging: BIPOC STEM Teacher Representation and Retention

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By: Jailyn Jenkins, M. Ed, Manager of Resident Development, Innovation, and Coaching; Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) Equity. Inclusion. Belonging. Liberation. From a leadership perspective, how can we cultivate belonging? And what can be done when its fractured or missing altogether? In education, these topics spark ongoing conversations.