Description: Students of color who have teachers of a similar race/ethnicity, identity, and lived experience are less likely to be suspended and more likely to graduate high school, enroll in postsecondary education, and obtain a postsecondary degree and/or credential. Yet, while 52 percent of students in the United States identify as people of color, nearly 80
Menu Home Close Menu Home 1 Million Teachers of Color Students of color who have teachers of a similar race/ethnicity, identity, and lived experience are less likely to be suspended and more likely to graduate high school, enroll in postsecondary education, and obtain a postsecondary degree and/or credential .
Yet, while 52 percent of students in the United States identify as people of color, nearly 80 percent of teachers are white , and 78 percent of principals are white. In fact, 40 percent of public schools don’t have a single teacher of color .
For the teacher workforce to mirror student demographics, we would need to add one million new teachers of color to our nation’s schools.