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It's Black Teacher Appreciation Day! 🎉
Today, we celebrate under the theme "Black Resistance and Joy: Celebrating Black Educators and Teaching as a Practice of Freedom" — and we invite you to honor the Black
teachers in your life.
Use this post as a chance to go into the comments and tag a Black teacher who made a difference in your life.

Only 7% of U.S. teachers identify as Black, while Black students make up over 15% of the K-12 population. Research shows that the presence of Black teachers in schools contributes to more inclusive and supportive learning environments. Black students who have had Black
teachers are 38% more likely to report feeling that they belong at school.
As we mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month and honor the legacy of Carter G. Woodson, let's recommit to building the Black teacher pipeline because representation in the classroom is an act of freedom.

All the details:
https://thecenterblacked.org/we-need-black-teachers/black
-teacher-appreciation-day/

Black Educators Can Help Decrease Drop Out Rates, Increase College Readiness. So This Philadelphia Man Created a Pipeline to Increase Number of Black Teachers In Classrooms - CBED Website According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 7 percent of teachers in the U.S. are Black, a problem veteran educator, Sherif El-Mekki, is trying to improve with the Center for Black Educator Development