Boom and boost: Startups soar and Indigenous teachers get a leg up
1. United States
The University of Arizona is training in elementary classrooms. In Baboquivari Unified School District in the southern part of the state, about 90% of students and 20% of teachers are Indigenous. Research shows that minority students often exhibit higher achievement when they have teachers who match their identities. To better support tribal communities, the University of Arizona’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program has trained at least 50 educators since 2016, with 11 bachelor’s degree candidates enrolled as of November 2023.
