Controversial Org Teaches Black High School Students to Be ‘Educator-Activists'

An organization focused on creating pipelines for students of color to become teachers says it receives payment from public schools, while other reporting indicates it receives funds from private sources. The Center for Black Educator Development has recently been criticized and praised for its work, which, according to its website, is geared toward “current and future Black educator-activists.” The Center for Black Educator Development (CBED) says on its website that taxpayer dollars fund several of its programs: “100% of direct and indirect costs for Teaching Pathways programs and Professional Learning services are covered through partnerships with public-school districts and charter networks.”