The number of black teachers has to be increased to address racial discrimination and the educational advancement of black communities, according to authorities and campaigners.
Compared to whites, black people have lower opportunities to get teaching positions. Therefore, giving them the opportunity to learn and teach should be a national issue.
Officials Urge To Increase Black Teachers in US Schools
Call Me MISTER, the Black Teacher Project, and the Educate ME Foundation all make important contributions to assisting black communities in finding teaching jobs.
Because of the high cost of professional teacher certification and the difficulty of the exam required for the certificate, many Black people who desire to become educators fail to do so.
Ashley Reeves was one of the few black people who want to get a teaching license but was unable to pay the required fees. She then conducted training with a provisional teaching license that was renewable annually.
According to NBC News, Reeves learned about the Educate ME Foundation, a group that works to assist black people in obtaining their ideal careers through training.
She enrolled in their program and received personal coaching to earn her teaching certification. Reeves now works as a teacher in Indiana. In addition to her, the organization has assisted several other people in securing their ideal employment.
The school system was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because there were fewer instructors from their community working in schools, it had a negative impact on black students.
Additionally, detractors assert that the requirements for a full-time teaching license have been difficult enough to prevent black persons from obtaining one.
Benefits Of Having More Black Teachers
Blake Nathan, the founder of Educate ME Foundation states that having students and teachers of the same race can help in educational advancement in terms of academics and emotional elements.
Moreover, racial discrimination will end if there are more black teachers in schools. Authorities state that for the benefit of black students, having teachers from their community is important.
Having a diverse teaching staff will help support black students emotionally. Considering all these advantages, the national government has been running drives to motivate, train, and assist black high school as well as college students to become teachers.
Apart from Educate ME Foundation, other organizations help black populations to become teachers. Clemson University has developed a support program named Call Me MISTER that assists black people to become teachers in the elementary level of teaching institutions.
In Oakland, California, Black Teacher Project has been initiated that closely works with black teachers for the growth of schools and the education system in their schools.
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