Not everyone agrees that schools should be focusing efforts on matching students with teachers of the same race. (hechingerreport.org)
The study found that when students had teachers of the same race as them, they reported feeling more cared for, more interested in their schoolwork and more confident in their teachers» abilities to communicate with them. (educationnext.org)
Thomas Dee's finding («The Race Connection,» Research, Spring 2004) that both white and black students learned more when taught by teachers of the same race has implications that go far beyond his discussion. (educationnext.org)