In this episode, we talk to Mr. Rann Miller, a Diversity in Ed staff writer, published author, and high school social science teacher. Mr. Miller shares his experiences as an education researcher and writer to advocate for improving the teaching landscape.  We talk about the reasons for the increasing disparity in representation of educators who look like the students in their classrooms.  Mr. Miller discusses his research and ways we might improve teacher retention.  He also previews his upcoming book Resistance Stories from Black History for Kids - children’s book with notes and resources.