We Need Black Teachers: The campaign to recruit Black educators and increase teacher diversity

In the Philadelphia School District, most of the students are Black or Brown -- yet few students see teachers that look like them at the front of the classroom. So why aren't there more Black teachers? Sharif El-Mekki, a former Philadelphia school teacher and principal and the Founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development, and Mimi Woldeyohannes, the Center's Director of Strategic Partnerships join KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about the national effort to recruit young Black people to think about teaching as a profession and highlight the impact teachers can make on students. Find out more here: https://www.thecenterblacked.org/