Teacher colleges aren’t graduating enough people of color to substantially increase educator workforce diversity, and more than 40% of programs are actually making the field less diverse, according to a new national study.
A report published Wednesday from the National Council on Teacher Quality found that teacher preparation programs have contributed to the stagnant growth in educator diversity, which is lagging behind the diversity of the nation’s adult population. While roughly one-third of U.S. working-age adults identify with historically disadvantaged racial groups, such as Black, Native American or Hispanic, only 21% of teachers do.
The NCTQ analyzed 1,526 U.S. teacher colleges from the 2018-19 school year to 2022-23 in its report and found that 40% don’t produce graduating classes that are as diverse as their state’s educator workforce.
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