Sentences with phrase «benefits of a diverse student population»

With the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments 9 December on a case challenging the use of race - conscious admissions at the University of Texas at Austin, a top AAAS official said there is convincing research on the benefits of a diverse student population in science - related fields.

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«This study provides the first good evidence, with a large and diverse population of students, that such exposure through undergraduate research has dramatic benefits for all students, substantially improving both graduation rates in STEM and overall graduation rates.

And as the student population continues to grow more racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, the teacher workforce remains overwhelmingly white.3 Research shows, however, that students of color benefit from having teachers with whom they share the same race or ethnicity, 4 and white students benefit from having nonwhite teachers as well.5 In order to increase the number of teacher candidates of color enrolling in and graduating from teacher preparation programs, several states are developing initiatives to intentionally recruit high - achieving people of color into the teaching profession.

«While there is reason to believe that Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students would be the greatest beneficiaries of a diverse teaching force, there is evidence that all students — and our democracy at large — would benefit from a teaching force that reflects the full diversity of the U.S. population,» the report says.

The program benefits a diverse racial and socio - economic population; more than 40 percent of students qualify as economically disadvantaged or low - income, and more than 35 languages are spoken in the district.