The phrase "minority teachers" refers to educators who belong to racial or ethnic groups that make up a smaller percentage of the overall population. It can describe teachers who are from non-white or marginalized backgrounds. Full definition
Although the number of minority teachers more than doubled between 1987 and 2012, high turnover rates have undermined efforts to diversify the teacher workforce. (learningpolicyinstitute.org)
The district must prioritize the hiring of more minority teachers as role models. (host.madison.com)
Local and state agencies struggle with recruiting and retaining minority teachers in the classroom, for a number of reasons, and we will not solve this problem overnight. (gse.harvard.edu)