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Why America Needs More African American Teachers – and How to Recruit and Retain Them

Swhelper

Educators and their organizations, school administrators, and policymakers increasingly agree that a lack of diversity among teachers hurts U.S. Calls to increase the number of teachers of color, specifically African American teachers, have intensified over the past decade.

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Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Social Work Blog

He has more than 16 years of clinical, supervisory, and administrative experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Throughout his career, Abebe has spearheaded efforts to improve access to care for young adults and incarcerated individuals, as well as recruiting and retaining diverse staff.

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New Jersey’s claim of declining child maltreatment: ingenuous or disingenuous?

Child Welfare Monitor

New Jersey is one of many states that is increasingly using a practice called “kinship diversion.” ” Kinship diversion occurs when social workers determine that a child cannot remain safely with the parents or guardians.

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University-Assisted Community Schools: Children & Schools Journal January 2023 Issue Examines This Topic

Social Work Blog

This article outlines the results of a multisite case study with students, teachers, and administrators across two racially and ethnically diverse middle schools in the Pacific Northwest. University–School Partnerships: Successes and Challenges in Designing and Implementing Strategies to Promote Racial Equity.

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Is this family police agency leader really bragging about misleading the public?

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

At worst, they are ignoring those regulations and the federal Administration for Children and Families chooses to look the other way. The deception is compounded when family police agencies deny that these placements are foster care – calling them kinship placements or worse “kinship diversion.”

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Dr. Cristina Mogro-Wilson Named Editor-in-Chief of Families in Society Journal

University of Connecticut

I look forward to working with the FIS team of scholars to increase the vitality and relevance of FIS though diverse representation in advisory board members, peer reviewers, manuscript authors, and – importantly - the readership. We are confident that Dr. Mogro-Wilson will build on the legacy launched by FIS founder Mary E.

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Celebrating Juneteenth 2024

University of Connecticut

A core component of our five-year Strategic Plan is a commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism (DEI-AR). We have also provided presentations, workshops and trainings focused on key topics such as anti-racist supervision, Black contributions to social work, and a Diversity Seminar, among other strategic outcomes.