I. There is a significant decline in racial diversity in the educator workforce.
a. Improving teacher diversity can provide significant benefit to culturally diverse students.
i. Provides multicultural students with teachers that understand their racial and cultural backgrounds. ii. Teachers of color serve as academically successful role models for culturally diverse students.
b. Culturally diverse teachers are less likely to provide exclusionary discipline (i.e., suspensions, expulsions, or detentions) and students receive more instructional time.
i. African American students are more likely to avoid the “school-to-prison” pipeline because they are praised more by teachers of color, so they feel more confident taking risk and in facing
a. Improving teacher diversity can provide significant benefit to culturally diverse students.
i. Provides multicultural students with teachers that understand their racial and cultural backgrounds. ii. Teachers of color serve as academically successful role models for culturally diverse students.
b. Culturally diverse teachers are less likely to provide exclusionary discipline (i.e., suspensions, expulsions, or detentions) and students receive more instructional time.
i. African American students are more likely to avoid the “school-to-prison” pipeline because they are praised more by teachers of color, so they feel more confident taking risk and in facing