Didi and Peter Watts at the site in Los Angeles which they hope to turn into an affordable housing development for Black male teachers Tuesday, February 28, 2023. They want to encourage black men to go into the teaching profession by providing a first-of-its-kind affordable housing development in their 2-year fellowship program. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
By Clara Harter, Los Angeles Daily News, March 4, 2023
For now it’s a grassy plot of land nestled on the border of the Pico Union and West Adams neighborhoods, but soon Dr. Peter and Dr. Didi Watts hope it will be the home for a new generation of Black male educators.
The leadership of these future teachers is sorely needed.
In California, Black boys have the lowest reading levels and highest rates of suspension of any demographic group, and Black students in general have the highest absenteeism rate. But, as soon as a Black teacher enters the classroom a clearcut shift takes place.
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