When compared to their white counterparts, black male students have the lowest test scores, the highest dropout rates, and the highest suspension and expulsion rates. Nathaniel Bryan, a Miami University assistant professor of teacher education, says these are not the failures of most students, but rather due to a school system that fails to understand and meet their academic and social needs.

On this episode, we discuss Nathaniel Bryan’s upcoming book, Toward A Black Boy Crit Pedagogy - Black Boys, Male Teachers, and Early Childhood Classroom Practices, the dire need for more black male teachers, and the importance of culturally relevant teaching, as well as a new high school program designed encourage more students of color to become teachers.