Building equity in education
by increasing Black male teacher
representation in San Francisco.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Building equity in education
by increasing Black male teacher
representation in San Francisco.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

What We Do

Urban Ed Academy is a Bay Area nonprofit working to ensure every student in San Francisco has one Black male teacher before sixth grade. Our flagship fellowship program, Man the Bay, addresses systemic barriers to recruit and retain Black male teachers.

Register Now for Smart Saturdays

Now Enrolling!

Are you interested in academically enriching and fun activities? Join us for our SMART+ Fall programming! It’s FREE and open to all middle school students. SMART Saturday programming will be held from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at Wille L. Brown Jr. Middle School with provided breakfast and lunch.

We don’t have the representation we need in classrooms.

MORE THAN HALF OF
SCHOOLS DON’T HAVE A
BLACK TEACHER

LESS THAN 2%
OF SCHOOLS HAVE A BLACK
MALE TEACHER

Data comes from Ed Trust West Report – Seen Heard Reflected https://west.edtrust.org/resource/seen-heard-reflected-a-look-at-californias-teacher-of-color-shortage

Investing in Black male teachers benefits students and communities.

BLACK MALE TEACHERS
POSITIVELY IMPACT SUCCESS FACTORS
FOR BLACK STUDENTS

EVERY Man the Bay FELLOW
RETURNS $250K IN COMMUNITY
BENEFITS OVER 4 YEARS

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