#91 - Recruitment and retention of educators of color w/ Mikisha Nation and James Barnett!

We’ve heard the rhetoric for years that educator diversity is important not only for students of color, but also for white students. This week we take a look at ongoing efforts to diversify our profession--paying particular attention to Jeff’s old stomping grounds of Minnesota! Minnesota may not immediately come to mind as a place where interesting work around this issue is happening, but our super-dope guests Mikisha Nation and James Barnett prove otherwise. Mikisha is the Executive Director for Teach for America’s Twin Cities region and James is the Executive Director of Teach Minnesota, one of the state's first-ever alternative teacher licensure programs which aims to increase the number of teachers of color for high-need schools across the state. We talk recruitment, retention, strikes, backlash, and more! But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including an apparent rise in academic dishonesty among college students and a new study about whether tuition guarantees for low-income students actually boosts enrollment rates. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:33 - What to do about academic dishonesty? 16:50 - Do tuition guarantees work? 28:37 - Diversifying the teaching profession w/ Mikisha Nation and James Barnett 1:14:15 - Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!! DO-NOW STORIES: - The Questionable Ethics of College Students - Study finds guaranteed free tuition lures low income students - The University of Michigan HAIL Scholarship More from our guests: - Teach for America Twin Cities - Teach Minnesota - Some Minneapolis educators of color say teachers' union sidelined them during negotiations Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat