Disrespect, low pay, lack of support keep Black teachers out of the profession

Petrina Miller remembers, as a young teacher in Los Angeles Unified, helping another teacher during district testing and noticing that the teacher was giving Black students and other students of color the answers. Miller asked her why she was doing that.

“Let them have a productive struggle,” Miller said. “Let them try, and whatever score they get is what they get. And that’s fine.”