Supporting Black and Indigenous educators: Creatively developing community in Washington state

We speak with Danielle Bryant, Director of Equity at Capital Region Educational Service District 113. Ms Bryant helps to break down isolation of Black educators and supports Indigenous educators and schools on reservations. A District program facilitates paraeducators becoming certified teachers.  Overview 00:00-00:30 Intros 00:30-01:43 Educational Service District 01:43-02:57 Areas served in Washington State—urban and rural 02:57-03:42 racial and ethnic composition of students and teachers 03:42-07:16 Recruitment and retention of teachers of color 07:16-09:31 Issues that Black teachers in particular face 09:31-11:31 Support for Black, Indigenous, & other teachers of color 11:31-14:38 Indigenous teachers and Indigenous schools 14:38-15:27 Reservations and Indigenous Nations served 15:27-18:39 Engaging in depth with Native communities 18:39-21:10 Program to help paraeducators become teachers 21:10- Outro Transcript Click here to see the full transcription of this episode. 

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