Drawing on scholarship generated from the Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers, the National Center for Research on Educator Diversity NCRED, has been organzing the Handbook State Policy Convening Series across five ideoloigically diverse states (Texas, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Dakota) to advance policy and practice efforts related to educator diversity. The first convening was held in Texas and the most recent in California on February 24, 2024 at the UC Berkeley School of Education.
The NCRED worked in partnership with educational advocacy groups and the California Department of Education to organize the CA convening. Together with parents, youth, educators, policy partners, and researchers, we engaged in discussions about how the Handbook’s research can inform ongoing policy and practice efforts in the state. Additional collaborators included UC Berkeley’s Principal Leadership Institute, the Education Trust, Teach Plus, Latinos for Education, Hunt Institute, CCSSO, and the National Parents Union.