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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real problem is something like 80% of teachers are white women. If we are serious about equity we need to fire a lot of them and get proper representation.[/quote]
The real problem is that not enough black people are going into teaching.   Maybe you could encourage more of them to go into teaching.[/quote]
There are plenty of black teachers but the good ones are promoted quickly into admin positions.  In MCPS, at least 35% top administrators in cereal offices are blacks.[/quote]

I'm a teacher.  Teachers do not get "promoted" into admin.  You have to go back to school and get a whole, long, expensive certification just to apply to admin.  A lot of admins are coming from out of district, too.  I was in fcps, not mcps, and black teachers were often pushed out of the school by the admins, who seemed to always find a reason not to like them.  [/quote]

Many leaders in central office claim that they were classroom teacher before so I assumed they are promoted.  If school admins have no teaching experience in classroom, we have a problem.  [/quote]

You assume incorrectly.  The requirement to become an administrator varies a bit by state, but typically is a minimum number of years as a certified classroom teacher, plus a degree or other other certification in school administration or whatever the approved course is for that state.  Then once they get the certification, which usually takes a couple of years, they have to apply for admin jobs just like anyone else, and compete against all other candidates from in and out of county.  Some districts even require a kind of internship before they can apply.  It is not in any way a thing  you can be "promoted" to.[/quote]

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