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A Massachusetts educator has just become the first Black male teacher to win the state’s Teacher of the Year award. De’Shawn Washington, who teaches fourth grade at Maria Hastings Elementary School in Lexington, Massachusetts, received the honor at a rally in front of his students and colleagues. “You’ve made the work joyous for me over the… Continue reading De’Shawn Washington Becomes The First Black Man To Receive Massachusetts’ State ‘Teacher Of The Year’ Award

While the researchers cautioned against the study’s short time frame and small sample size, their findings suggest a lack of meaningful difference between newly minted teachers who completed required licensure tests and those who held emergency licenses.

De'Shawn Washington was honored with the Teacher of the Year award in Massachusetts. He is the first black male teacher to receive the award.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ Education Department will offer preparation workshops on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 for those considering taking the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure.

Currently, there is no pathway for Massachusetts educators who have professional teaching licenses to get provisional licenses to teach special education and English as a second language, but the regulation changes make it possible.