Studies Show Black Educators Can Help Decrease Drop Out Rates, Increase College Readiness

The National Center for Educational Statistics reports only 7 percent of teachers in the U.S. are Black, a problem veteran educator, Sherif El-Mekki, is attempting to improve this with the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED). The initiative was started in 2019 by El-Mekki, who spent 26 years teaching and serving as a principal in […]