If schools want more Black male teachers, they can’t treat us like ‘disciplinarians first’

By Durrell Burns, Chalkbeat Philadelphia After clinging to the climbing ropes and losing to the stopwatch during a physical fitness test, I was devastated when my teacher told me I would “never amount to anything.” I was in second grade, significantly overweight, and crushed by my teacher’s words. While experiences like this cause many young…

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Tips for Stopping Summer Slide

During the summer period when school is out of session, students experience a decline in reading and other academic areas. This summer slide or summer learning loss, as it is often called, if not prevented or at least mitigated can hugely affect academic performance of students. Students can forget a huge junk of what they…

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