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Travis Bristol

Assistant Professor, English Education, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at Boston University

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    Dr. Travis Bristol is an assistant professor in English education, with an affiliation in

    educational leadership and policy studies. He is a former high school English teacher in New

    York City public schools, teacher educator with the Boston Teacher Residency program, and

    World Bank consultant. From 2010 – 2014, Dr. Bristol worked on several World Bank projects in

    Guyana, which included supporting senior education officials create teacher professional

    development courses and assisting senior policy members in the Ministry of Education draft the

    2014-2019 Education Strategic Plan. Most recently, Dr. Bristol was a research and policy fellow

    at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

    In 2013, Dr. Bristol received dissertation fellowships from the American Educational

    Research Association, the Ford Foundation, and the National Academy of Education/Spencer

    Foundation. In 2015, he was awarded the inaugural teacher diversity research award from the

    American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

    His research agenda is centered on three interrelated strands: (1) district and school-

    based practices that support teachers of color; (2) national, state, and local education policies

    that enable and constrain the workplace experiences and retention for teachers of color; (3) the

    intersection of race and gender in schools. Dr. Bristol’s study on Black male teachers has been

    highlighted in NPR, the Washington Post, Education Week,  NBC News, and Fox News. He is the

    principal investigator for the New York City Office of the Mayor’s NYC Young Men’s Initiative,

    which focuses on recruiting and supporting 1,000 male teachers of color. Dr. Bristol most

    recently contributed to the #rethinkhighschool initiative, part of the multi-million dollar XQ

    America project, aimed at using the latest science, understanding, and expertise in a galvanizing

    effort to create a new model for school in America. His discussions on how to engage youth

    authentically reflect his involvement in the project.

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    State leaders discuss lack of diversity within teaching community

    April 9, 2018

    FOX 25 Boston News Travis Bristol State leaders are focusing on diversity inside the classroom after a recent NAACP report showed a substantial lack of teachers of color across Massachusetts… Expert quote: “Schools are disproportionately suspending black and brown children and so black and brown children aren’t even allowed to enter the teacher workforce because […]

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    Teaching Force In Mass. Public Schools Still Overwhelmingly White

    April 9, 2018

    WBUR Travis Bristol When you bring up teacher diversity at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, the students will be the first to tell you things could be better… Expert quote: “At the same time that teachers of color are coming into the profession, we’re also seeing this revolving door.” View full article

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    Analysis of 10 years of data found that the number of teachers in Massachusetts public schools is highly responsive to changes in the economy, leading to a fluid student-teacher ratio

    January 4, 2018

    Worcester Telegram Travis Bristol No mentorship is perhaps more vital and sensitive than that between a teacher and their student… Expert quote: “Many school districts, public school districts, particularly those in working-class areas, were hit hardest by the Great Recession and began to lay off teachers.” View full article

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    Schools still recovering from cuts

    January 1, 2018

    Lowell Sun Travis Bristol No mentorship is perhaps more vital and sensitive than that between a teacher and their student… Expert quote: “Many school districts, public school districts, particularly those in working-class areas, were hit hardest by the Great Recession and began to lay off teachers. Even the talk of a hiring freeze or a […]

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    Efforts to ‘raise the bar’ for becoming a teacher are running headlong into efforts to diversify the profession. Now what?

    September 14, 2017

    Chalkbeat Travis Bristol Education advocates and policymakers want to have it both ways: they want more teachers of color and to “raise the bar” for the profession with measures that disproportionately screen out certain groups… Expert quote: “There’s clear qualitative and quantitative research that points to the added value for students of color when taught […]

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    Boston University professor Travis Bristol studies hiring, retention of teachers of color

    May 17, 2017

    Bay State Banner interviewing Travis Bristol, School of Education “Travis Bristol is an assistant professor in English education at the Boston University School of Education who researches district- and school-based practices that support teachers of color; national, state and local education policies that enable and constrain the workplace experiences and retention for teachers of color; […]

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    Mass. should diversify teaching force – and here’s how

    February 28, 2017

    Boston Globe Travis Bristol, School of Education “DIVERSIFYING MASSACHUSETTS’ overwhelmingly white teaching force will be no simple task…” Expert Quote: “Travis Bristol, an education professor at Boston University, helped create a program in the Boston schools that allows minority teachers to network with one another and discuss the challenges of navigating a white-dominated system.” View full […]

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    There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers Of Color. NYC Is Working To Fix That.

    July 25, 2016

    Huffington Post Travis Bristol, School of Education New York City wants to get 1,000 more men of color in classrooms over the next few years… View full article quoting expert Travis Bristol

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    Tennessee education collaborative shows need for diverse teachers

    July 18, 2016

    The Tennessean Travis Bristol, School of Education As the Tennessee State Board of Education continues to look at boosting the recruitment of a diverse teacher workforce, it also seeks to bolster efforts by statewide groups working to better target diverse teaching candidates… Expert quote: “In quantitative and qualitative data, it shows there is an added value (to having a diverse […]

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    Why more black male teachers should be feminists

    June 6, 2016

    The Hechinger Report Travis Bristol, School of Education Improving conditions for black women teachers will help boost the recruitment of men into the field… Expert quote: “The experiences of black male teachers, in many ways, mirror the experiences of black female teachers., Often when I have shared findings from my previous study on the socio-emotional […]

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