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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: BIPOC Teacher Candidates, Recruitment, Retention, Teacher Preparation The Issue In 2021, most U.S. In our state, K–12 BIPOC students are increasing (37% of the population in 2021–2022; NDE, 2023a), but the shortage of BIPOC teachers is also growing, as White teachers constituted 95% of the workforce that same year (NDE, 2023b).

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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall. million students of color, these institutions can be instrumental in attracting, developing and inspiring the diverse educator corps our nation needs.

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Survey Highlights What Matters Most to Adult Learners

EAB

Even more encouraging is that 26% of the respondents under the age of 26 relied on recruitment emails to learn more about graduate and adult education programs. After scholarships, the second source of funding was financial aid and loans, and then in third and fourth were household income and family savings. That is now 30%.

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University of Kentucky trains teachers in Holocaust education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Holocaust Education Initiative, run by UK professors and funded by a grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund, aims to prepare teachers to meet state standards of a 2018 law requiring Holocaust education at Kentucky public schools. Kentucky is no exception. Teachers who participate receive a $250 stipend.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

Source: Student Loan Planner Mental Health Survey 2021) --> Three strategies to enhance student financial wellness and prepare students for loan repayment 1. Microgrants : Funds are available and promoted to appropriate students to prevent small debts from hindering future enrollment.