Teach-In: The Need for More Teachers of Color
On April 23, RFA conducted our first Teach-In at FDR Park in South Philadelphia. This inaugural event was designed to bridge research and bring community focus to the Need for More Teachers of Color. Nearly 100 community members, teachers, and advocates joined to learn more about our research and to hear from community champions like Dr. Camika Royal and members of the Center for Black Educator Development.
Selected Press
There are fewer Black teachers in Philly today than 20 years ago, report finds
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 2022
More Than One Third of Pennsylvania School Districts Have Zero Teachers of Color
Forbes, May 10, 2022
The Booklet
Attendees also received a booklet created especially for the event of highlights of findings from RFA’s past studies, newly updated with 2020 -21 data to provide the most recent analysis of the state of teacher diversity in Pennsylvania as a whole and specifically in Philadelphia.
View the Booklet