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Recrui’ng & Retaining Educators of Color: A Review of Research, Policy, and Prac’ce Terrenda White, PhD Assistant Professor University of ColoradoBoulder Educa’on Founda’ons, Policy, & Prac’ce [email protected] TwiFer: terrenda1980

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Recrui'ng  &  Retaining  Educators  of  Color:    A  Review  of  Research,  Policy,  and  Prac'ce  

Terrenda  White,  PhD  Assistant  Professor  

University  of  Colorado-­‐Boulder    Educa'on  Founda'ons,  Policy,  &  Prac'ce  

[email protected]  TwiFer:  terrenda1980  

     

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Research  Background:  “Refusing to Leave Desegregation Behind: From Graduates of Racially Diverse Schools to the Supreme Court” – Amy Stuart Wells, Jacquelyn Duran, & Terrenda White –  Teachers  College  Record  Volume  110,  Number  12,  December  2008,  pp.  2532–2570    

–  As an amici brief for the U.S. Supreme Court case, Parents Involved, regarding the Louisville and Seattle voluntary school desegregation cases, we analyze the long-term effects of attending racially diverse schools on their adult graduates, including interviews with graduates of desegregated schools in Louisville and Seattle.

–  Despite how the ruling turned out—making it more difficult for district officials to racially balance their schools—the experience was very impactful on early experience as a researcher

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Current Work: •  Has shifted toward Strengthening Racial/

Ethnic Diversity in Teaching: – The White House Initiative on Educational

Excellence, sponsored a recent webinar: “Recruiting & Retaining Educators of Color” (2015)

– Evaluation of the Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund “Teaching Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color” –T. Bristol, T. White, T. Britton, Y. Sealey-Ruiz

•  How  does  a  na'onal  teacher  cohort  model/fellowship  improve  effec'veness  and  reten'on  of  TOCs?  

•  Mixed-methods study; 129 teachers (53 TOCs, 76 white)

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Current  Work  cont’d  •  Recent  Proposal  to  study:    – “Inten'onally  Diverse  Charter  Schools:  Reducing  Inequality  of  Educa'onal  Opportunity  Through  Strategic  Integra'on”  •   Priscilla  WohlsteFer  (Teachers  College);  •   Terri  Wilson,  (CU-­‐Boulder);    •  Terrenda  White,  (Cu-­‐Boulder)  

•  EdWeek  Series  on  Teacher  Diversity  –  Ed.  Blog  

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Why does Teacher Diversity Matter? -How does it serve the goals of School Diversity?

  Academic  Impact    Socio-­‐Emo'onal  Impact    Business  Ra'onale    Moral/Ethical  Impact      Civil  Rights  Mandate  

Shanker  Ins+tute:    hFp://www.shankerins'tute.org/resource/teacherdiversity    

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Academic  Impact:  First priority must be to ensure that every student has the benefit of being taught by skilled, knowledgeable and caring teachers—of whatever race and ethnicity:  •  Stanford  professor  Thomas  Dee  (2004)    

–  Found  that  a  one-­‐year  same-­‐race  pairing  of  students  and  teachers  significantly  increased  the  math  &  reading  test  scores  of  both  Black  and  White  students  by  roughly  3-­‐4  percen'le  points.    

•  Hanushek  et  al.,  2005:  –   found  that  Black  teachers  were  significantly  more  successful  than  

White  teachers  in  improving  the  reading  and  vocabulary  scores  of  Black  students.  

•  Clewell  et  al.,  2005:  –   Found  that  test  score  gains  in  mathema'cs  were  significantly  higher  for  

Hispanic  students  taught  by  Hispanic  teachers  than  for  similar  students  taught  by  teachers  of  different  ethnic  backgrounds    

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Academic  Impact  Cont’d  •  Other  studies  show  addi'onal  posi've  outcomes  aFributed  to  teacher  diversity,  same-­‐race  pairing:  –  Improvements  for  high  school  gradua+on  rates  of  Black  and  Hispanic  students,    

–  Increased  matricula+on  rate  for  Hispanic  students,    –  Reduced  Hispanic  students’  dropout  rates,  –   Lower  number  of  Hispanic  students  assigned  to  special  educa+on,    

–  Boosted  Hispanic  students’  placement  in  classes  for  the  Gi8ed  and  Talented,    

–  Decreased  Hispanic  students’  rates  of  suspension  and  expulsions,    

–  Increased  Black  students’  enrollment  in  advanced  math  classes    

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Socio-­‐Emo'onal  &  Cultural  Impact  •  Role  models  for  all  students;  minority  students  in  par'cular:  

–  TOCs  can  help  schools  feel  like  a  caring  place  for  minority  students.  Serve  as  an  extension  of  community;  likely  that  students  feel  their  home  cultures  are  warmly  embraced.    

•  In  racially  diverse  schools,  TOCs  help  to  alleviate  sense  of  marginaliza+on  students  may  feel  in  school  (Cole,  1986;  Graham,  1987;  King,  1993).    

•  Teachers  who  have  knowledge  of  children’s  out-­‐of-­‐school  lives  and  cultures  are  less  likely  to  confuse  cultural  difference  for  cultural  or  intellectual  disadvantage  (Ladson-­‐Billings,  1994,  Noguera,  2008)  

 •  High  Expecta'ons  and  “warm  demander”  rela'onship  between  

teachers  and  students  (Ware,  2006)  

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More  Ra'onales  

Reducing  Implicit  Bias/Racial  Discrimina+on:    – Harvard  and  Yale  (Paluck  &  Green,  2009)  sought  to  understand  what  works  to  reduce  prejudice.  They  concluded  that  experiments  with  cross-­‐race  contact  and  coopera+on  had  yielded  promising  results.    

– Another  group  of  researchers  (Plant  et  al.,  2009)  explored  the  “Obama  Effect”:    •  Counter-­‐stereotypic  exposure  to  a  Black  authority  figure  can  help  to  drama'cally  decrease  levels  of  implicit,  an'-­‐Black  prejudice  and  stereotyping.”    

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Review:  Why  Diversity  MaHers  in  the  Teaching  Force?  Research  has  confirmed  that:    •  Teachers  of  color  are  valuable  role  models  for  all  students,  and  especially  students  

of  color  (Quiocho  &  Rios,  2000)  

•  Teachers  of  color  are  ooen  “cultural  brokers”  for  students  of  color:  –  They  tend  to  bring  to  teaching  an  understanding  of  students’  cultural  backgrounds  and  

experiences  (Irvine,    1989;  Achinstein  et.  al.,  2008;  see  Villegas  &  Irvine,  2010).    

–  They  also  bring  to  teaching  personal  experience  with  and  insight  into  racism  and  ethnocentrism  in  society  (see  Miller  &  Endo,  2005;  Quiocho  &  Rios,  2000  in  Villegas  &  Lucas,  2012).    

•  Teachers  of  color  have  significant  impact  on  learning  gains  for  students  of  color  –   (see  Egalite,  Kisida,  &  Winters,  2015;  Fairlie,  Hoffman,  &  Oreopoulous,  2011;  Dee,  2004)  

•  Teachers  of  color  have  significant  impact  on  other  outcomes  for  students,  such  as:  –  gioed  and  talented  representa'on,  aFendance,  AP  enrollment,  and  college-­‐going  rates    –  (see  Grissom  et.  al.,  2015;  Achinstein,  et  al.,  2010;  Villegas  and  Irvine,  2010)    

•  Teachers  of  color  more  ooen  choose  to  work  in  “hard-­‐to-­‐staff”  schools:    –  Minority  teachers  are  two  to  three  'mes  more  likely  than  white  teachers  to  work  in  hard-­‐to-­‐

staff  schools,  contribu'ng  to  a  segregated  teaching  force  (Frakenberg,  2012)  but  due  in  part  to  TOC  seeking  out  opportuni'es  to  work  student  in  high-­‐needs  schools  (see  Achinstein  et.  al,  2010;  Ingersoll  and  May,  2011).    

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Na'onal  Trends  in  Teacher  Diversity  

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Reasons  for  Lack  of  Diversity  in  Teaching:    What  we  Know:      There  is  chronic  under-­‐representa+on  of  teachers  of  color  in  U.S.  schools,  compared  to  an  exis+ng  (and  growing)  popula+on  of  students  of  color:  

–  Children  of  color1  in  U.S.  schools  represent  47%  (in  2015)  (NCES)  –  Teachers  of  color1  (TOC)  in  U.S.  schools  represent  17%  (in  2015)    

•  White  teachers,  therefore,  are  ‘over-­‐represented’:  –  White  students  in  U.S.  schools  represent  49%  (in  2015)  (NCES)  –  White  teachers  in  U.S.  schools  represent  82%  (in  2015)  

Explana+ons  for  gap  have  focused  on  demographics  &  pathways  into  teaching  (the  pipeline):  1. Demographic  changes  -­‐  growth  of  students  of  color  outpaced  growth  of  teachers  of  color  into  profession  

2. Teacher  “shortage”  -­‐  weak  supply  of  TOC  into  the  profession  –  due  to  weak  recruitment,  expanded  professional  op'ons  outside  of  educa'on,  or  low  pass  rates  among  candidates  of  color  on  licensure  exams  

 

1Students  of  Color  include:  Black/African  American,  La'no/a,  Asian  Pacific  Islander,  American  Indian/Alaska  Na've  1Teachers  of  Color  include:  Black/African  American,  La'no/a,  Asian  Pacific  Islander,  American  Indian/Alaska  Na've   16  

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Recruitment  as  been  successful,    Reten'on  not  so  much  

Efforts  to  improve  the  pathway  into  teaching  have  been  innova+ve  and  comprehensive:    

1.  Financial  incen'ves  (scholarships,  loan  forgiveness,  bonuses)    2.  Recruitment  and  support  to  transi'on  paraprofessionals  into  teaching    3.  Recruitment  and  support  for  2year  college  students  to  transi'on  to  4yr  colleges  

w/  a  focus  on  educa'on  4.  Pre-­‐college  ini'a'ves  (cadet  programs)    targe'ng  high  school  students,    5.  Alterna've  cer'fica'on  programs  to  target  mid-­‐career  changers,  returning  

peace  corps  volunteers,  or  non-­‐educa'on  college  graduates  

**But  explana+ons  for  the  racial-­‐gap  have  changed,  and  so  too  must  policy  interven+ons:    •  Indeed recruitment strategies targeting TOC have been largely successful.

Yet recent data suggest that these efforts alone do not address the major source of the staffing problems and the under-representation of teachers of color —  teacher  turnover.    (Ingersoll  and  May,  2011)  

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Effec've  Recruitment  Efforts:    State  policies  for  minority  teacher  recruitment  have  been  successful,  for  the  most  part    •  A  total  of  31  states  have  legisla'on  geared  for  minority  teacher  recruitment  –  meaning  candidates  

of  color  are  explicitly  targeted  for  recruitment  into  teaching2.    Five  types  of  recruitment  strategies  to  diversify  the  teacher  workforce:  

1.   Financial  incen+ves  –  scholarships,  loan  forgiveness,  etc.  2.   Crea+ng  government  mandates  –  an  agency  is  required  to  take  ac'ons  to  support  

teacher  diversity  goals.  They  typically  prepare  a  plan  to  recruit  teachers  of  color,  submit  reports  about  progress,  conduct  studies  about  strategies,  and  iden'fy  the  targeted  needs  within  specific  underrepresented  groups.  Agencies  include:  state  commission  of  educa'on,  state  board/department  of  educa'on,  professional  standards  commission,  school  district,  district  board  of  educa'on,  college/university  

3.   Suppor+ng  specific  types  of  recruitment  programs  -­‐  pre-­‐college/high  school  programs,  2-­‐year  college  transi'on,  and  targe'ng  paraprofessional  to  teach,  returning  peace  corps  volunteers  

4.   Establishing  recruitment  centers    

5.   Alternate  cer+fica+on  programs  as  a  pathway  to  teaching  

2Based  on  Teacher  Recruitment  and  Reten'on  State  Policy  Database,  created  in  2005  by  Learning  Points  Associates  for  the  Na'onal  Comprehensive  Center  for  Teacher  Quality  (NCCTQ)  –  see  Villegas  and  Lucas,  2012     18  

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FINDINGS

State Policies Promoting Teacher Diversity

Table 1 summarizes the results of our systematic review of existing minority teacher policydocuments nationwide. As shown, 31 states currently have recruitment policies in place thatspecifically target racial/ethnic minorities for teaching. Some of these policies were adopted in theearly 1990s and have been retained since then; others were adopted more recently. Our analysisrevealed that states use five types of policy strategies to move their teacher diversity agendaforward—financial incentives, government mandates, specific recruitment programs, recruitmentcenters, and alternative certification programs. The most common policy strategy (evident in 25of the 31 states identified) involves the use of financial incentives in the form of scholarships,grants, and forgivable loans to pay for or to defray the cost of preparing and credentialing peopleof color for teaching. In some cases, incentive recipients are expected to spend three years ormore teaching within the state, often in hard-to-staff schools and/or a subject area of high teachershortage (e.g., special education, bilingual education). The overwhelming majority of states withfinancial incentive policies specifically target people of color as recipients (e.g., the MinorityTeachers of Illinois Scholarship Program). A few of the states, however, frame this policy morebroadly, offering financial support to qualified people preparing to become teachers, includingminorities (e.g., the Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship Program).

A second strategy used widely across states to diversify the teaching workforce—noted in 17states—is to adopt a government mandate requiring an agency (e.g., state commission of edu-cation, state board/department of education, professional standards commission, school district,district board of education, college/university) to take specific actions to support their teacherdiversity goals. Such mandates include preparing a plan to recruit teachers of color, submittinga report with data about the number of minority teachers employed, conducting studies aboutstrategies for recruiting and retaining minority teachers, and identifying the need for teachersin specific underrepresented groups. Three states in this group (AR, KY, and TN) have policies

TABLE 1State Policies Supporting Minority Teacher Recruitment, 2010

States with Minority Teacher AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, MN,Recruitment Policies MO, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA,

WV, WI31 of 50 states currently implement minority teacher policies.

Specific State Policy Strategies for Recruiting Minorities into TeachingFinancial Incentives AL, AK, AR, CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, MN, MO,

NM, NC, OK, OR, SC, TN, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI (25 states)Government Mandates AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, KY, MA, MN, MO, NY, OK, OR, RI,

SC, TN, TX (17 states)Specific State-Supported Recruitment

ProgramsAK, CA, FL, IL, KY, MA, MN, NC, SC, WA (10 states)

Recruitment Center/Office AK, AR, CT, NJ, OK, SC (6 states)Alternative Certification CT, VA (2 states)States with No Policies Specific AZ, CO, HI, ID, LA, ME, MD, MI, MS, MT, NE, NV, NH, ND,

to Minority Teacher Recruitment OH, PA, SD, UT, WY (19 states)

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States  use  several  combina+ons  of  strategies  for  recruitment    (Villegas  et  al,  2012):    

–  Twelve  states  use  a  single  policy  strategy  (DE,  GA,  IN,  KS,  NJ,  NM,  NY,  RI,  TX,  VT,  WV,  WI).    

–  Nineteen  other  states  have  adopted  a  policy  package  of  two  to  four  strategies.    

–  South  Carolina  has  the  most  comprehensive  policy  package  (including  a  government  mandate,  a  specific  recruitment  program,  financial  incen'ves,  and  a  recruitment  center).    

–  Financial  incen'ves  and  mandates  seem  to  be  the  most  frequent  policy  strategy  –  and  the  founda'on  of  state  policy  ini'a'ves  to  diversify  the  teaching  force.  All  but  one  of  the  31  states  with  a  minority  teacher  recruitment  policy  (NJ)  use  one  or  both  of  these  strategies.    

Alterna+ve  cer+fica+on  programs  are  fast  becoming  a  major  strategy  of  recruitment    

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While  Recruitment  Efforts  have  been  Successful,    Reten'on  has  Not  •  The  representa'on  of  minority  teachers—collec'vely—grew  at  a  faster  

pace  (92%)  than  that  of  their  white  counterparts  (42%).  For  example:      

–  Among  minority  teacher  groups,  La+no  teachers  had  most  growth  (260%  increase),    

–  Teachers  of  Asian/Pacific  Islander  background  had  2nd  fastest  growth  (130%  increase).    

–  Black  teachers  increased  by  (27%),  but  their  white,  La'no,  and  Asian/Pacific  Island  peers  outpaced  them.    As  a  result,  Black  teachers  lost  ground  in  their  propor'onal  representa'on  within  the  overall  teaching  popula'on.  In  2007,  Black  teachers  made  up  7.0%  of  the  overall  teaching  force,  while  in  1987  they  accounted  for  a  higher  8.2%.  

•  In  other  words:  the  total  teaching  popula'on  expanded  over  the  years,  with  La'nos  and  Asians/Pacific  Islanders  with  fast  growth,  and  then  Whites  and  Blacks  with  slower  growths.      

 •  As  such,  the  propor'onal  representa'on  of  teachers  of  color  has  risen,  but  

not  by  a  large  percentage  -­‐  from  13%  in  1987  to  17%  in  2007.        

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TABLE 2Racial/Ethnic Makeup of the Teacher Population in Elementary and Secondary Public Schools, by Selected

Year (1987–2007)

Year

1987 1993 1999 2007Racial/Ethnic Overall%Group # % # # % # % Increase

Comparison—Minority and White GroupsMinority 299,627 13.0 344,689 13.5 470,680 15.7 575,364 16.9 92.0White 1,994,389 87.0 2,216,605 86.5 2,531,578 84.3 2,829,140 83.1 42.0

Comparison—Minority GroupsAm. Ind./Alaska Native 23,998 1.0 20,064 0.8 25,869 0.9 17,023 0.5 !29.0Asian/Pac. Is. 20,709 0.9 27,510 1.1 48,281 1.6 47,663 1.4 130.0Black 187,836 8.2 188,371 7.4 227,505 7.6 238,316 7.0 27.0Hispanic 67,084 2.9 108,744 4.2 169,025 5.6 241,721 7.1 260.0Two or more races — — — — — — 30,641 0.9 —

Sources: Coopersmith, 2009; National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002b,2003, 2005, 2006, 2009

information in the top panel (Comparison—Minority and White Groups) is encouraging forthose who advocate for diversifying the teaching force. The number of minority teachers roseconsistently over the years, from 299,627 in 1987 to 575,364 by 2007, a 92% increase (or gainof 275,737 minority teachers). During the same time span, the number of white teachers grew by42%, reaching 2,829,140 in 2007 up from 1,994,389 20 years earlier (a gain of 834,751 teachers).Because the size of the minority teacher population was considerably smaller than that of thewhite teacher population in 1987 (the baseline year against which we are measuring growth), themuch larger relative increase noted in the representation of teachers of color gives an inflatedimpression of their actual growth. To provide a more balanced understanding of the teacherdiversity increase reported above, it is helpful to consider changes over time in the percentageof teachers of color within the overall teaching force. As shown in Table 2, the proportionalrepresentation of minority teachers rose from 13% in 1987 to 16.9% in 2007. Thus, the numericalgrowth of the minority teaching population over the 20-year period represents an expansion ofonly 3.9 percentage points within the teacher workforce.

Table 2 reveals that the largest increase in minority teachers occurred between 1993 and 1999.During that six-year period a total of 125,991 new minority teachers were added to the group.As a result, minorities picked up 2.2 percentage points in the overall teacher population (goingfrom 13.5% to 15.7%). It is probably no coincidence that this gain occurred precisely whenprivate foundations were making a sizeable investment in minority teacher recruitment programs,as discussed above. During the eight-year period that followed, the minority teacher populationcontinued to expand, although at a slower pace. Specifically, between 1999 and 2007 another104,684 minority teachers were hired and their representation in the overall teacher workforcerose to a high of 16.9% (a gain of 1.2 percentage points from six years earlier).

Inspection of the data presented in the bottom panel of Table 2 shows that patterns of participa-tion in the teaching force varied widely between and among the different minority groups during

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FIGURE  NAT-­‐2:  PERCENT  CHANGE  IN  STUDENTS  AND  TEACHERS,  BY  RACE  AND  ETHNICITY,  1987-­‐88  TO  2007-­‐08    

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)    

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FIGURE NAT-4: OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RACE AND ETHNICITY OF THEIR TEACHING STAFFS, 2011-2012

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

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Given the increase in # of TOCS, Why are they Chronically Under-Represented?

FIGURE NAT-5: PERCENT OF ANNUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER TURNOVER, BY RACE AND ETHNICITY OF TEACHERS, BY YEAR

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

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Reten+on:    A  Renewed  Focus  for  Educa'on  Leaders  &  Policymakers    

“While  there  is  s'll  not  parity  between  the  propor'ons  of  minority  students  and  minority  teachers  in  schools,  the  teaching  force  has  rapidly  grown  more  diverse.  

This  was  also  true  for  male  minority  teachers…  Over  the  past  20  years,  the  number  of  white  male  teachers  increased  by  only  18%,  but  the  number  of  minority  male  teachers  increased  by  92%.    Currently,  males  represent  about  24%  of  white  

teachers  and  of  minority  teachers”  (Ingersoll  et.  al.,  2011,  p.  63.)      

“While  minori'es  have  entered  teaching  at  higher  rates  than  whites  over  the  past    two  decades,  minority  teachers  also  have  le8  schools  at  higher  rates.  …In  recent  years,  minority  teachers  were  more  likely  to  migrate  from  one  school  to  another  or  

to  leave  teaching  altogether.  This  was  especially  true  for  male  minority  teachers.”  (Ingersoll  et.  al.,  2011,  pg.  63)  

   

“The  data  show  that  at  the  beginning  of  the  2003-­‐04  school  year,  about  47,000  minority  teachers  entered  teaching;  however,  by  the  following  year,  about  56,000  minority  teachers  had  le8  teaching.  These  data  convey  an  image  of  a  revolving  

door:  too  many  going  in  one  door  and  out  another.”      (Ingersoll  et.  al.,  2011,  p.  64)    

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WashingtonPost:      “The  number  of  black  teachers  has  dropped  in  nine  U.S.  ci'es”    

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

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Teacher  Diversity  in  Washington,  D.C.,  Public  Schools  has  declined  significantly:  

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

 

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While  declines  are  related  to  Federal,  State,  and  City  Policies  and  Poli'cs  –    

Districts  and  Schools  Play  a  Role!  FIGURE  NAT-­‐6:  PERCENT  OF  MINORITY  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  TEACHERS  REPORTING  

GENERAL  TYPES  OF  REASONS  FOR  THEIR  TURNOVER,  2012-­‐2013    (see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

 

 

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FIGURE  NAT-­‐7:  OF  THOSE  MINORITY  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  TEACHERS  REPORTING  DISSATISFACTION,  PERCENT  REPORTING  PARTICULAR  REASONS  FOR  THEIR  TURNOVER,  2012-­‐2013    

(see  “State  of  Teacher  Diversity”  report)  

 

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Sources  of  AFri'on  Among  Educators  of  Color  “Non-­‐policy”  related  sources  of  aHri+on  include:  1.  Re'rement  2.  Compe''ve  job  opportuni'es  in  other  professions  3.  Personal  reasons  and  family-­‐related  decisions  

“Policy-­‐Related”  Sources  of  AHri+on  for  Teachers  of  Color:    1.   Student  Characteris+cs    

–  Previous  studies  suggested  that  teachers  leave  schools  with  high  numbers  of  low-­‐income  children  to  work  in  schools  serving  more  affluent  students  

–  This  theory,  however,  does  not  fit  with  the  a;ri<on  pa;erns  of  teachers  of  color;  and  has  also  been  challenged  more  recently  for  white  educators  (see  Simon  &  Johnson,  2015)    

2.   Working  Condi+ons  shape  voluntary  departures    –  Organiza'onal  factors  and  school  working  condi'ons  are  a  primary  issue  

iden'fied  by  depar'ng  teachers  (see  Ingersoll  &  May,  2011)  3.   Accountability  Mandates  &  Sanc+ons  shape  involuntary  departures  

–  ‘hard-­‐to-­‐staff’  schools,  where  teachers  of  color  more  ooen  work,  face  sanc'ons  and  puni've  accountability  mandates  –  less  studied,  needed  research  (Lipman  et.  al.,  2014;  Weber  et.  al.,  2014).  

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Recommenda'ons  for  Policy  &  Na'onal  Leaders  CommiFed  to  a  Diverse  Workforce  

1.  Encourage  more  States  to  adopt  recruitment  legisla+on,  targe'ng  TOCs  

2.  Encourage  exis'ng  States  to  develop  more  comprehensive  plans,  u'lizing  a  variety  of  strategies,  including:  financial  incen'ves,  government  mandates,  recruitment  centers,  special  programs  (e.g.  pre-­‐college  programs),  and  alterna've  cer'fica'on  programs  targe'ng  mid-­‐career,  paraprofessionals.  

3.  Invest  significantly  more  support  for  reten+on  efforts,  including  both  ‘voluntary’  and  “involuntary”  sources  of  aFri'on:  •  Efforts  to  minimize  voluntary  aHri+on  should  focus  on  management,  leadership,  and  working  condi'ons  in  schools  that  impact  teacher  autonomy  and  decision-­‐making.  

•  Efforts  to  minimize  involuntary  sources  of  aHri+on  should  focus  on  the  disparate  and  adverse  impact  of  accountability  policies,  school  closings,  and  recons'tu'on  plans  on  teachers  of  color  who  more  ooen  work  in  schools  targeted  for  interven'on.  

4.  Leverage  research  to  support  the  protec+on  of  teachers’  civil  rights  and  professional  authority  –  connected  to  pending  class  ac'on  lawsuits  by  veteran  educators  of  color  fired  en  mass  in  urban  ci'es  like  New  Orleans,  as  well  as  poli'cal  debates  about  teacher  unionism  and  collec've  bargaining  rights.    

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Examples  of  Posi've  Ini'a'ves:  •  New  York  City  District  Ini+a+ve    

 •  Pathways2Teaching    

•  Call  Me  MISTER    

•  Grow  Your  Own  Teachers      

•  Minority  Teacher  Iden'fica'on  and  Enrichment  Program    

•  Teacher  Quality  and  Reten'on  Program    

•  Teach  Tomorrow  in  Oakland  

•  Today’s  Students,  Tomorrow’s  Teachers    

•  Urban  Teacher  Enhancement  Program    

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NYC  &  Mayor  Bill  de  Blasio  

•  Through  the  Department  of  Educa<on  and  Mayor  Bill  de  Blasio's  Young  Men's  Ini<a<ve,  the  City  is  seIng  out  to  recruit  an  addi<onal  1,000  Black,  La<no  and  Asian  men  by  2018  to  enroll  in  teacher  cer<fica<on  programs.    

•  The  Department  of  Educa<on  has  already  established  a  strong  partnership  with  the  City  University  of  New  York  to  recruit  graduates  from  teacher  prepara<on  programs,  with  35%  of  this  past  year's  NYC  Teaching  Fellows  being  people  of  color.    

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Pathways  2  Teaching    (High  School  Cadet  Program)  

The  Pathways2Teaching  program  is  designed  to  encourage  high  school  students  of  color  to  explore  the  teaching  profession  as  a  viable  career  choice  by  viewing  the  work  of  teachers  as  an  act  of  social  jus<ce.  In  

other  words,  the  teaching  profession  is  presented  as  an  opportunity  for  engaging  with,  giving  back  to,  and  disrup<ng  educa<onal  inequi<es  in  and  for  their  communi<es.  The  curriculum  has  an  explicit  focus  on  preparing  students  for  college  through  rigorous  coursework  and  

experiences  that  foster  students'  abili<es  to  analyze,  synthesize,  and  cri<cally  evaluate  a  range  of  complex  issues  that  exist  in  poor  

communi<es-­‐  the  very  challenges  experienced  by  many  of  our  students.    

-­‐Margarita  Bianco,  Director  (Professor  in  the  School  of  Educa'on  &  Human  Development  at  University  of  Colorado  Denver.  Founder,  Execu've  Director  of  

Pathways2Teaching:  

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Call  Me  MISTER  program  Call Me MISTER is focused on diversifying the

teaching field by recruiting, training, and empowering transformative Black male educators. Since its inception in 2000 at Clemson University, the program has provided a resounding answer to the question "where are the Black male teachers?" by introducing young Black men to the classroom

at early stages and training them to become not just traditional teachers, but transformative role models

inside and outside of the classroom. Emmanuel Little is the director of the Call Me MISTER

program and minority retention at Georgia College

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