While diversity among the teacher workforce is growing slightly, D.C. leads its neighboring states in a more diverse teacher workforce by over 25%.

The teacher-student diversity gap tends to be larger in states with higher overall diversity levels, like California (40 percentage points) and New York (39 percentage points).

Word In Black Research shows that students who have teachers who share their racial or ethnic background experience ...

But despite some progress in recent years, teacher diversity in Illinois — like across the country — continues to significantly lag the growing diversity of the student population.

Tennessee unanimously passed a 2019 law to increase teacher diversity. Some Republicans now label these efforts as promoting racial bias in hiring.

A diverse teacher workforce improves students’ academic outcomes, but a report in Illinois found diversity continues to lag school students.

The newest teachers are typically the first to go during layoffs. That's because traditional seniority-based protections require it. Thanks to efforts to diversity the teaching force, a relatively ...

Connecticut's "Diversity Gap" — the gap between the percentage of diverse students and teachers in the state over time — has been growing.

Tennessee unanimously passed a 2019 law to increase teacher diversity. Some Republicans now label these efforts as promoting racial bias in hiring.

The teacher-student diversity gap tends to be larger in states with higher overall diversity levels, like California (40 percentage points) and New York (39 percentage points).