1.3 TWBAT understand systemic educational racism

n this episode of Twee Bat, we look at how systemic racism shapes the lives and work of teachers with Dr. Smita Weakland, author of the dissertation “Exploring the Representation of Teachers of Color in U.S. K-12 Public Education: A Narrative Inquiry Into Their Lived Experiences and Professional Journeys.”

From hiring and evaluation to expectations, discipline roles, and daily professional pressures, we unpack how inequity shows up in ways that can feel invisible or “just the way things are.” The conversation makes room for the discomfort educators feel when they start to see these patterns, and why staying engaged matters.