Even though educators have their work cut out for them to reduce chronic rates of absences this fall, this crisis does present an opportunity to make schools stronger and more conducive to learning.
COVID's ongoing spread in classrooms is forcing a growing number of district leaders to refine remote instruction programs as states also develop new guidelines.
In recent years, the system has hired more male teachers of color and retained 95% of teachers rated effective and highly effective by its internal evaluation system.
Black educators have an incredibly positive, measurable effect on the lives of young Black students. When kids see teachers who look like them, they perform better academically.
