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#RepresentationMatters #BlackExcellence #BlackTeachers #BlackRoleModels #BlackMaleTeachers #BlackMenTeach #BlackMenTeachToo From @fundphlschools #QuamiirTrice was a 15-year-old high school #sophomore with a report card full of F’s when his time as a #Philadelphia School District student abruptly ended: Arrested for selling crack, he was banished to the city’s #juvenilejustice center. Last week, his career as a School District teacher began. Trice completed his #new-educator orientation Friday. In a few weeks, he steps before a class full of fourth graders at Bethune Elementary in North Philadelphia. “I’m not running away from my past,” said Trice, 23, whose astonishing rise came complete with mentors, personal pep talks from #PresidentBarackObama, and multiple college degrees. “I’m using it as a teaching tool.” Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. recruited Trice as part of a push to attract more teachers of color — specifically, #blackmaleteachers. For the school system, he is an astonishing catch, as he was recruited aggressively by districts around the country. Schools across the U.S. struggle to hire teaching forces that reflect their students’ diversity. About 2 percent of the teachers nationally are black males. In Philadelphia, that number is slightly better, but still just 5 percent – to teach a student body made up primarily of black students. Studies document the importance of minority teachers to students of all races. And in Philadelphia, where about 35 percent of high school students do not graduate on time, there is urgency in improving their ranks.

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