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Basic Black: Teachers of Color in the Classroom
March 13, 2018
As teachers have been in the news lately for issues ranging from school safety and gun laws to fair pay and labor strikes, Callie Crossley sat down with teachers of color to discuss the various challenges of the job. In addition to the issues that have made national headlines, they discussed the unique experiences of teacher of color, and ways that school systems can increase teacher diversity.
The panel:
Marcus Walker, teacher at Excel High School in South Boston
Nivia Piña, teacher at Muñiz Academy in Jamaica Plain
Sam Texeira, teacher at Henderson Inclusion School in Dorchester
Kevin Dua, teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin