Encourage African American students, who are too often limited by unfair stereotypes about what they can and can’t achieve.
Encourage African Americans to become teachers.
We have serious teacher shortages in Florida and around the Nation, and the number of minority students who want to teach is dropping sharply.
Let’s inspire young African Americans to choose teaching, so they can be role models for Black students and help open the minds of others.
Fedrick Ingram, president of the Florida Education Association, represents145,000 teachers and school employees.
