For a decade, Superintendent J. Kenyon Kummings has struggled to hire a diverse faculty in Wildwood City, where 62% of the student population is Hispanic and 93% of his teachers are white.

But Travis Bristol, an associate professor of teacher education and education ... He tries to ensure that job candidates meet with a diverse group of interviewers. And if someone shows promise ...

“Our hope is that this group of folks coming together can set that vision.” At the summit, educators spoke about the lack of diversity in teacher preparation programs and at schools. According ...

But when new laws began to restrict what teachers could teach about diversity, she said it would ... "grooming" children in a student-run LGBTQ group. Carver is now working as an academic adviser ...

The teaching profession has long attracted more Black and brown adults than we would expect to see based on their representation in the broader group of all adults with college degrees. Until recently ...

Historically most teachers have been white women but there are new efforts to attract people from underrepresented populations including people of color and men. A diverse group of future teachers ...

This is why for teachers’ unions, education colleges and school districts, recruiting and retaining a diverse group of teachers, in particular Black men, has become increasingly important.

Teachers of color who leave the profession report feeling isolated as they are often the only educators of color in their schools. In the series “Systemic,” CPR followed a diverse group of ...

Louisiana’s teacher workforce is less diverse than its population of college ... “It gives us the opportunity to touch a different group of exceptional leaders,” he said.

He said the group offers a way for teachers from underrepresented backgrounds ... comes at a precarious time for districts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.