We seek to drive unprecedented student outcomes by greatly diversifying the people, thoughts, and actions of the educational workforce in the Greater Boston Area and beyond.
Origin Story
About Our Co-Founders: As students, co-founders Devin Morris and Jabari Peddie can count on one hand the number of educators of color (EOC) they had in lead teacher roles throughout their PreK-12 education. Neither co-founder was represented in the teaching field at that time. Their academic identities were not shaped by adults with shared experiences and understanding.
As adults, both Devin and Jabari were school leaders and New York City transplants, seeking to diversify talent pools at their respective schools, in a city they knew possessed EOC, but kept being told they simply did not exist. They realized what they were seeking in Boston, they must create.
What started as a listserv of 100 educators of color back in 2018, has grown to well over 1,300 educators of color, and friends across the Commonwealth.
Board
Ivanna Solano
Ivanna is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Love Your Magic. Ivanna has been a long-standing Advisory Council member and supporter of TTL.
Chantei Alves
K2 Inclusion Teacher & Angela Wilkins Fellow at Carroll School, and a member of TTL’s Advisory Council.
Advisory Council
In the News
State leaders must act to close education gaps post-pandemic, advocates say
Boston Globe (Christopher Huffaker)
How bad are the staffing shortages at the Boston Public Schools?
Boston Globe (Marcela García)
TTL mentioned among other black businesses flourishing in Boston.
Boston Globe (Jenee Osterheldt)
Our Supporters
