Why does
teacher diversity matter?
The lack of teachers of color in classrooms was a problem that CAP first highlighted in the 2011 report «
Teacher Diversity Matters,» which included a new approach — the teacher diversity index — that ranked states on the percentage - point difference between teachers of color and students of color.
From experience and research,
teacher diversity matters, writes E4E - Minnesota Teacher Leader Ryan Mulso (Education Week's Rick Hess Straight Up blog).
Not exact matches
«
Teachers, school leaders, policymakers,
teacher educators will find in it a compelling and research - informed response to the question of, «What
matters most for all young people to learn in a world or growing
diversity and complexity?»
It is a community where our
diversity is key to our success, where the sustainability of our community
matters, and where our
teachers and parents are collaborators.
In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of
matters, including
diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy
matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago
Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.
But, increasingly, schools that serve high populations of minority students, such as PUC Schools, are taking note of the research showing that the race of
teachers matters and have begun to prioritize
diversity along with that top quality.
Single courses and workshops that involve cross-disciplinary and cross-grade level
teachers, due to their
diversity of participants, often focus on pedagogical issues rather than solid treatment of subject
matter topics.
Their K - 12 student populations (and their
teacher candidates, for that
matter) do not reflect the broad
diversity of U.S. classrooms