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Teachers of Color describes how racism serves as a continuous barrier against diversifying the teaching force and offers tools to support educators who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of Color on both a systemic and interpersonal level. Based on in-depth interviews, digital narratives, and questionnaires, the book analyzes the…

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1 author picked Teachers of Color as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Rita Kohli has emerged as one of the most innovative and influential scholars in teacher education. She has published broadly about both diversifying the profession and supporting teachers of color once they are in service.

This perspective is critically important as it doesn’t make sense to attract more teachers of color only to lose them due to hostile work environments and the perpetuation of an educational status quo that is unequal and discriminatory for students of color. Kohli is a proponent of professional learning communities and has been instrumental in creating those communities as the Co-Director of the Institute for…

From Alice's list on diversifying the teaching profession.

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