Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color in MN @IncreaseTOCAIT
Our Coalition is the primary advocate for state-level policy changes and investments needed to address MN's severe shortage of TOC & American Indian teachers. tocaimn.com Minnesota Joined January 2021-
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Join us for our community event on May 17th, 2025, one of three events we are hosting in May. Educators of Color: Stories, Dialogue & Restoration Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Anpetu Teca Community Center tickettailor.com/events/thecoal…
Join us for our upcoming events! For more information visit our webpage at tocaimn.com/coming-soon-02 May 17, 2025 Educators of Color: Stories, Dialogue & Restoration Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Event: Avoid burnout for teacher activists Saturday, May 31, 2025 (more information soon)
Join us for a FREE educator event: “Beyond the Textbook: Centering Indigenous Voices in Education” w/ Jason Bresette Fri, April 11 | 5–8PM American Indian Magnet School – 1075 Third St E, St. Paul First 40 registrants get TWO free books! Register here: bit.ly/3QVovhN
We're hiring! Coalition Manager Part-time. Click on the link to apply! forms.gle/p1q33c1pXj2Apv…
TOCAIT Kick Off Building Educator Power & Solidarity - mailchi.mp/250dbf104ec0/t…
What passed this historic legislative session to help increase the percentage of Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers (TOCAIT)? - See the recording of today's presentation and slides mailchi.mp/f6f8562dab55/2…
What passed this legislative session for TOCAIT? - mailchi.mp/032a13ef9b9e/c…
See our urgent Call to Action for Teachers of Color Scholarships and more as key decisions are being made now at this legislative session- mailchi.mp/b6b9ad00d4b0/c…
Education and Higher Ed committees in House and Senate passed their omnibus bills this past Thursday. Read more for what they did/didn't include and what you can do to help increase BIPOC teachers in MN - mailchi.mp/82e8cfca4b69/o…
Historic Policy Success! Call to Action! - For the first time, BOTH House and Senate Education Policy committees have adopted our bill language in their omnibus policy bills! - mailchi.mp/915b2ce5e179/h…
3 Successful Hearings this Week! - All our bills that make up the Increase Teachers of Color Act have now been heard in all necessary committees of the House and Senate. Get the links to watch any or all, including the contentions hearing on Tuesday. mailchi.mp/8c190517964f/w…
Hearing this morning @ 8:30am and two hearings Thursday! Watch them live streamed- mailchi.mp/7132a68e02d4/w…
Watch TV Coverage on WCCO of Our Hearing Yesterday - mailchi.mp/7fd73d956c6a/i… of the Increase Teachers of Color Act at the Senate Education Policy Committee with excerpts from 2 of our star testifiers.
Our E12 bill of the Increase Teachers of Color Act was advanced by the House Education Policy Committee, and we had a great Senate Higher Ed hearing led by testimony from Natalia Benjamin, 2021 MN Teacher of the Year! - mailchi.mp/9042330e62bd/i…
Our 1st bill hearing of 2023 was powerfull! We had great youth and teacher testifiers at our E12 bill hearing of the Increase Teachers of Color Act by the House Education Policy Committee! Read more and watch mailchi.mp/3c66cf2d7320/i…
Wishing you a Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as we work for racial equity in Minnesota schools. Our 1st bill hearing of the 2023 Increase Teachers of Color Act is this Week! - mailchi.mp/f1a18954ae36/i…
Our 1st bill of 2023 is Introduced! - mailchi.mp/42ff691bc4d9/i… It's official. Yesterday the E12 bill of our 2023 Increase Teachers of Color Act was introduced in the House!
Today our Coalition has reached its 7th Birthday! We have a preview of our 2023 Increase Teachers of Color Act to share in this message. - mailchi.mp/95ea512fe1cd/7…
Summer Conference Is 2 weeks Away! Spread the Word! - mailchi.mp/5f9e9772d499/s…

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