Jermaine Gassaway

Jermaine Gassaway

Jermaine Demetris Gassaway is an educator, author, and advocate for educational equity whose work focuses on expanding opportunities for students and strengthening the teaching profession. 

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Jermaine Gassaway

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Jermaine Gassaway

Jermaine Gassaway is an author, educator, and longtime advocate for expanding educational opportunity. Drawing from his personal journey and decades of experience in education, his writing explores literacy, equity, representation, and the transformative role education can play in a young person’s life.

He is the author of Unopened Books: Multiplying the 2% and When You Arrive: A Children’s Book About Racism. Through his books, Gassaway seeks to encourage meaningful conversations, inspire young readers and educators, and address challenges affecting students and school communities.
Through the personal narrative of Jermaine D. Gassaway, a native Washingtonian, educator, and school leader; coupled with practical solutions, Unopened Books provides insight to multiply the 2%. It is intended to not only be a provocative conversation starter but an actionable approach to increase the number of Black men in the classroom.
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This book was inspired by their son and their desire to support and take part in a global movement to end a long and unfortunate history of systemic racism in our country. Jermaine and Apri have a combined 24 years of experience in education as practitioners and nonprofit leaders.
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