OPINION: We need more teachers of color. Getting there requires ambitious equitable solutions
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 28, 2021
Yet research tells us that exposure to a Black teacher in elementary school can reduce the high school dropout rate for low-income Black male students by 39 percent. Better preparing candidates for licensure exams and rigorous academic standards. Just seven percent of our country’s teachers are Black.
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