To Get To College, It Helps Black Students To Have A Black Teacher Early On
New research shows that black teachers have a much stronger effect on black students than previously thought.
Public education has a persistent and well-documented issue: the achievement gap between white students and students of color.
Researchers have studied disparities in areas such as test scores and discipline rates to identify ways to close the gap. But what if matching the race of a student and their teacher could contribute to a solution?
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