Sentences with phrase «black teachers comprise»

And yet, for all the strengths they bring to the profession, black teachers comprise just 7 % of the teaching population in the nation's public schools.

Black teachers comprise 7 percent of teachers in this country, with many teaching mostly Black and Latino students.

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Meanwhile, while black students comprise around 13 percent of all school - aged children, black teachers represent only around 8 percent of all young teachers, and while Hispanic students comprise around 24 percent of all school - aged children, Hispanic teachers represent only around 9 percent of all young teachers.

More troublingly, we also find that white teachers, who comprise the vast majority of American educators, have far lower expectations for black students than they do for similarly situated white students.

StudentsNotSuspects is a broad, L.A. - based coalition advocating for the dignity and opportunity of all students and is comprised of students, youth leaders, parents, educators, and organizations including the ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Public Counsel, Students Deserve, United Teachers Los Angeles, and Youth Justice Coalition.