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EduColor is the moment and the movement.
In recent years, our country has seen a larger demand for educators of color in our K-12 classrooms. As our public school student body becomes more racially diverse (more than 50% of all public school students identify as students of color), our public school teaching staff is still predominantly white with few signs of budging.
Recent research shows that, even though teachers of color are being recruited at the highest rate since this measure was recorded in the 1980’s, teachers of color are leaving much faster than their white counterparts. Recruitment and retention are levers for the development of the teaching profession for teachers of color.
Mission
EduColor builds, supports, and elevates communities of educators of color. We amplify the works and ideas of students, educators, and communities of color through supportive on- and off-line networks and professional development.
Vision
In a just society, teachers of color possess the agency and resources to advocate for a high-quality, inclusive education for students and communities.
We put theory to practice.
EduColor presents a set of solutions to this significant, cultural, and political issue.Pedagogy
Teaching justly is also teaching well. Our on-line and off-line professional development sessions have elevated the conversation in schools about equity and justice.
Equity
We are dedicated to the constant, beautiful struggle for liberation, including an equitable, just education for everyone. We strive to build a new, better, more effective way of reaching equity and justice in public education.
Agency
We attend to new visions for how people define voice. We believe in active listening, comprehensive engagement, and recognizing embodied histories in the work towards better informed policies and practices.
Our Pillars
EDUCOLOR cultivates communities of knowledge and new visions for professionalism through these three pillars:
History
We've been building for almost a decade.
EduColor was founded by people of color, with people of color, for people of color. Created in its current formation in 2014, we are an inclusive collective coming from many parts of the education sector, including educational technology, education policy, and higher education. We use democratic processes to reach objectives and goals. Our team is way strong. We have expertise in the areas of pedagogy, research, educational technology, and education policy.
