How to Recruit Black Principals [TheAtlantic.com]

Samantha Sangenito 5/12/174:00 AM

Principal Macquline King-Morris stepped out of the way of two lines of students heading to the Courtenay Language Arts Center gym. But the stream of elementary-school kids rerouted themselves to deliver hugs, high fives, and huge grins.

Creating a pre-k-8 school where every student feels welcome is at the top of King-Morris’s list of priorities. With a student population that is 48 percent black, 35 percent Hispanic, 9 percent white, and 6 percent Asian, Courtenay is one of the most diverse schools in Chicago, a city known for its stark racial segregation, and King-Morris thinks about inclusivity a lot.

[For more of this story, written by Lillian Mongeau, go to https://www.theatlantic.com/ed...k-principals/525633/]

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