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Teachers in Philadelphia plan a Black Lives Matter week
Source: Associated Press
Teachers in Philadelphia plan a Black Lives Matter week
By KRISTEN DE GROOT
Jan. 13, 2017 6:18 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teachers' organization in Philadelphia is encouraging teachers to wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts and buttons and provide lessons on the movement every day for one week.
The Caucus of Working Educators, a faction of the teachers union, is developing lessons plans and curriculum ideas for teachers of grades from kindergarten through high school for the week of Jan. 23. The plans, distilled from the movement's 13 guiding principles, such as embracing diversity and globalism, will be available online , organizers said Friday.
"The vast majority of students that we serve are black, and it's important to affirm the lives of our students," said co-organizer Charlie McGeehan, who is white and teaches high school humanities at The U School, where students work on solving real-world problems.
The organizers said more and more educators are signing on every day, but they don't have an exact number of participating teachers.
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By KRISTEN DE GROOT
Jan. 13, 2017 6:18 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teachers' organization in Philadelphia is encouraging teachers to wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts and buttons and provide lessons on the movement every day for one week.
The Caucus of Working Educators, a faction of the teachers union, is developing lessons plans and curriculum ideas for teachers of grades from kindergarten through high school for the week of Jan. 23. The plans, distilled from the movement's 13 guiding principles, such as embracing diversity and globalism, will be available online , organizers said Friday.
"The vast majority of students that we serve are black, and it's important to affirm the lives of our students," said co-organizer Charlie McGeehan, who is white and teaches high school humanities at The U School, where students work on solving real-world problems.
The organizers said more and more educators are signing on every day, but they don't have an exact number of participating teachers.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e63b63eef5f84aacacf3bfee90f52db6/teachers-philadelphia-plan-black-lives-matter-week
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