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Virginia Redwine Johnson; John A. Williams III; Micah Richardson – Texas Education Review, 2024
There was a period in U.S. history when Black teachers were heavily employed within the educational workforce and were leading examples of excellence (Anderson, 1988). Black teachers, teaching within their communities, were able to directly impact their students' achievement and behavior while also reinforcing shared family values. As a result of…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, African American Employment, Employment Patterns, Racial Composition
Hoynes, Hilary W.; Miller, Douglas L.; Schaller, Jessamyn – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
In this paper we examine how business cycles affect labor market outcomes in the United States. We conduct a detailed analysis of how cycles affect outcomes differentially across persons of differing age, education, race, and gender, and we compare the cyclical sensitivity during the Great Recession to that in the early 1980s recession. We present…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Employment, Economic Climate, Comparative Analysis
Gill, Wanda E. – Online Submission, 2013
The U.S. Department of Education Chapter of Blacks in Government (BIG) reviewed and responded to the EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office] African American Workgroup Report. The BIG ED Chapter considered whether: There is any evidence indicating that the number and percentage of African Americans employed by any federal government…
Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination, Public Agencies