Speaking Their Truths: Teachers of Color in Diasporic Contexts

The Rural Educator;  July 1, 2006 ;   Castaneda, Carmelita; Kambutu, John; Rios, Francisco;   787 words ......explored the question: How do teachers of color in isolated, relatively rural...this study found that these teachers of color are supported and sustained...sustained contact with other teachers of color. Introduction In the year 2000...

The Color of Teaching

NEA Today;  March 1, 2002 ;   Gomez, Dina S;   716 words ......interviewing more than 200 persons of color-mostly teachers and education professionals...incentives to attract and retain teachers of color. But overwhelmingly, the participants...interested in attracting more teachers of color into the profession--particularly...

The color of teaching.

Journal of Teacher Education;  March 1, 2002 ;   Gordon, June A.;   787 words ......interviews with more than 200 teachers of color in four urban school districts...voices of more than 200 veteran teachers of color in Seattle, Washington; Long...recruiting and preparing students of color as teachers for urban classrooms. Their...

Twin Cities hiring homegrown teachers of color.(NEWS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 23, 1996 ;   Drew, Duchesne Paul;   487 words ......persuade sizable numbers of teachers of color in other states to pack their...have a tough time attracting teachers of color. The granddaddy of all the initiatives...created to help students of color become teachers. Loewenson said those students...

The institute for multicultural connections: A teacher of color...

Multicultural Education;  October 1, 2000 ;   Holden, James; Schelske, Mark;   787 words ...Introduction Planting Seeds for Future Teachers of Color The Institute for Multicultural...bountiful harvest of future teachers of color. It is our hope that readers...topics: 1. The need for more teachers of color. 2. A description of our program...

Journey to Becoming a Teacher: The Experiences of Students of Color

Multicultural Education;  October 1, 2005 ;   Miller, Paul Chamness; Endo, Hidehiro;   787 words ......passing year there are fewer teachers of color to represent the diverse group...argued that the shortage of teachers of color isn't necessarily bad, because...be accomplished by employing teachers of color. Montecinos (1994) cautions...

Encouraging & recruiting students of color to teach

Multicultural Education;  October 1, 2000 ;   Newby, Diane E; Swift, Karen L; Newby, Robert G;   787 words ......cry to expand the number of teachers of color has been on the national agenda...continues, the percentage of teachers of color will decline to approximately...reverse this trend, the faces of teachers of color could disappear from the nation...

Increasing the numbers of teachers of color in K-12 public schools

The Educational Forum;  April 1, 2001 ;   Branch, Andre J;   787 words ......reasons for the shortage of teachers of color are varied and complex. Regardless...scholarship about the decline of teachers of color in the nation's public schools...dropout rate, the numbers of teachers of color in public schools remains low...

A RED-LETTER DAY, HOORAY< SOME TEACHERS ARE TRADING IN THEIR RED PENS FOR...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 9, 2005 ;     361 words ......tones. So, some teachers are picking purple...good way for that color to lose its inherent...grades. Surely teachers wouldn't want to...sound like better color choices. Gentler...no matter what color it is. Of course, teachers have to comment...

Critical Xicana/Xicano educators: is it enough to be a person of color?

High School Journal;  April 1, 2004 ;   Berta-Avila, Margarita Ines;   787 words ......words: Xicana/Xicano Identity, Teachers of Color, Critical Pedagogy, Raza Education...2000), while the percentage of teachers of color will decline to five percent...Although, the majority of teachers of color work in urban centers or in...

The Color of Teaching: Educational Change and Development

The Journal of Negro Education;  July 1, 2001 ;   Dillihunt, Monica L;   787 words ......recruitment and retention of teachers of color. She looks at teachers from...find it difficult to recruit teachers of color and even harder to retain them...more pronounced shortage of teachers of color. Gordon writes that the U.S...

A splash of color, a dash of learning: the reduced costs of laser printers...

T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education);  January 1, 2006 ;   Baird, David;   711 words ......past, stepping up to color laser technology...too expensive for teachers and administrators...mode with only spot color. Teachers wanting to print...who can print in color and who cannot. It can also allow several teachers to share one machine...

Color of Teaching goes outside the lines

Sunday News Lancaster, PA;  April 8, 2007 ;   Cris Foehlinger;   655 words ......But most of his teachers, and those across...in teaching. The Color of Teaching was launched...education and he said teachers are not very diverse...recruit students of color and help them while...program, said the Color of Teaching relies...excellence, a must for teachers. "Students ...

Public Leaders Say State Policies Fail Children of Color.

PR Newswire;  April 25, 2000 ;     787 words ......also dispels common myths about children and families of color and offers effective ways to pinpoint problems and meet...comprehensive and critical look at the welfare of children of color. Many of the findings are already well known within communities of color, but too often we have not had the ...

Fifteen State and National Groups Launch Coalition to Recruit 1,000 New...

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;  November 6, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ......more than 1,000 talented new teachers of color for Florida's schools over...Additionally, the percentage of teachers of color in Florida is not representative...multiracial, but only 25 percent of teachers are individuals of color. "For our state to succeed...