My daughter started fifth grade this month with a wonderful new teacher and, to my delight, the absence of one of the most annoyingly ubiquitous “tools” in modern classrooms today: the behavior chart.

Students of color seldom see teachers who look like them. This is in large part because many aspiring teachers of color are pushed out of the profession before they have a chance to start. It’s not ...

“Teachers of color have a tremendous impact on students of color, because they bring a shared sense of responsibility and urgency,” he said. Black teachers, in particular, are necessary to help black ...

Growing research points to the need to diversify the teaching profession as the national student body itself becomes more racially and ethnically diverse. And there’s more insight now into what it ...

Janelle Blanco just knew. During high school, when the Burlington native did a job shadow with a preschool teacher, Blanco was certain. “I ... said, ‘ This is exactly what I want to do,” she recalled.