Black Teacher Project

Every Child Deserves A Black Teacher

Two smiling individuals standing behind a table with stacks of t-shirts with the slogan "every child deserves a black teacher.

WHO WE ARE

The Black Teacher Project’s (BTP) mission is to sustain and develop Black teachers to lead and reimagine schools as communities of liberated learning. Black Teacher Project is a program of the National Equity Project.

Black teachers navigate an ecosystem of push out factors, including: invisible racialized role expectations that are uncompensated; lack of leadership opportunities & culturally responsive professional development; difficulty navigating inequitable and anti-Black systems; racial micro and macro aggressions; isolation; and health & safety challenges.

BTP’s core services provide professional development in racial affinity that aim to equip participants with the knowledge, tools, conditions, and sources of rejuvenation needed to reimagine our schools and systems. We also offer workshops and consulting to support school, district, and systems leaders in recruiting, developing, and retaining Black teachers.

What We Believe

UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS

BTP Fellowship
(Apply by Sun, Jan 5)

Hiring and Sustaining Black Teachers Workshop

BTLSI 2025
(Online)

BLACK TEACHER PROJECT

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PROGRAMS FOR BLACK TEACHERS

PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL & DISTRICT LEADERS

Support BLACK TEACHERS

Your donation to the Black Teacher Project will provide grants to Black classroom teachers, support our programs, and strengthen how we measure impact. We greatly appreciate your support and encourage recurring donations for our sustainability.