A racially diverse staff academically benefits students of color and white students alike, according to several studies. Yet America’s teachers, principals, administrators, and school board members are overwhelmingly white, while today’s student body is mostly Asian, Black, Latino, and Native American.
The stories and videos in this report examine how school systems today are successfully recruiting and retaining people of color to craft K-12 policies, and to lead schools and districts to solve for this racial imbalance.
We talk to Latino school board members who have broken color barriers, and to human resources managers who have found innovative ways to screen for racial bias among teacher applicants. We also offer researchers’ tips for recruiting and retaining teachers of color.
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