Category: Educator Diversity

Educator Diversity State Profile: Pennsylvania

files July 27, 2022 by EdTrust

Increasing the racial and cultural diversity of the teacher workforce takes a statewide commitment to collecting and analyzing educator workforce data and leading targeted, data-informed efforts to develop policies that recruit, support, and retain...,

Educator Diversity State Profile: North Carolina

files July 27, 2022 by EdTrust

Research says that teacher diversity benefits all students, regardless or race or ethnicity. However, while the majority of students in…

Educator Diversity State Profile: Tennessee

files July 27, 2022 by EdTrust

Increasing the racial and cultural diversity of the teacher workforce takes a statewide commitment to collecting and analyzing educator workforce data and leading targeted, data-informed efforts to develop policies that recruit, support, and retain a high-quality...,

Educator Diversity State Profile: Louisiana

files July 27, 2022 by EdTrust

Louisiana Demographic Data (2019-20) - Research says that teacher diversity benefits all students, regardless of race or ethnicity. However, while the majority of students in the u.s. Are of color, only about 20% of teachers are of color.

A Dream Project, Staff Shortages, and Canceling the Ku Klux Klan—Wait, What?

article-cropped May 23, 2022 by Karin Chenoweth

In Episode 4, we hear from Melinda Young, superintendent of Steubenville City Public Schools, Kayla Whitlatch, Steubenville’s treasurer, and Lynnett Gorman, the district’s federal grants administrator, about how ESSER funds…

Joint Letter Supporting Funding for Educator Diversity Programs in FY23 Appropriations

newspaper May 05, 2022 by EdTrust

The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education; House Appropriations Committee Washington, D.C. 20510   The Honorable Tom Cole Ranking Member House…

Addressing Teacher Shortages in the Short- & Long-Term

files April 28, 2022 by Eric Duncan, J.D.

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on American lives and our nation’s schools, causing disruptions that have compromised their ability…

The Education Trust in Louisiana Teacher Focus Groups

March 23, 2022 by Redante Asuncion-Reed

We recognize a key component of this is ensuring a strong and well-supported workforce of teachers of color. As…

Is Your State Building An Intensive Tutoring System?

article-cropped March 03, 2022 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D.

A six-year-old boy looked up at his teacher, searching for confirmation that the sounds emanating from his mouth matched the word she was pointing to. His face told his teacher…