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ABSTRACT
Drawing on calls to diversify the teacher workforce, this paper demonstrates the need for a commitment to diversity and equity in recruiting Black women into the recruiting practices of educational organizations. Three approaches by which educational organizations incorporate diversity and equity into their recruiting practices are organized in a typology: status quo, strategic, and special emphasis recruiting (SER). Due to its cultural sensibility, SER can best support recruiters in the education field to develop the cogent recruitment plans that are needed to recruit a highly diverse teacher workforce in general, and BWTs in particular. The paper concludes with a reminder to readers as to the motives for expanding the representation of Black women in our nation’s schools.
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Additional Resources
1. Teach Plus. (2019). If you listen, we will stay: Why teachers of color leave and how to disrupt teacher turnover. Boston, DC: Author. Retrieved from https://teachplus.org/DisruptTeacherTurnover?ct=t(EBLAST_1_10_2018_COPY_01)
The report gathered information through a combination of teacher focus groups and case studies in two districts and five schools on the East Coast and in the Midwest. Five key themes or challenges that contribute to high rates of turnover among teachers of color are discussed.
2. College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. (2019, January 24). The loss of Black women teachers [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjdtVDDUXvE
In a four-minute video, the author discusses the history and climate for Black women teachers in the workforce – from the Reconstruction era to the present day. To view the video, copy and paste the link in your browser or scan the QR Code below.