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  • A Root Cause of the Teacher-Diversity Problem

    Melinda Anderson

    January 23, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    In 2010, the U.S. District Court of Louisiana reissued a ruling originally given in 1975: desegregate faculty and fill open positions with qualified black applicants so that the black teacher ratio reflects the ratio of black students. Since 2010, the number of black hires has increased substantially and the achievement gap between black and white students has started to close. Northwestern University researchers are using this example to highlight an oft-ignored problem and potential room for a solution in the teacher diversity equation - biases in hiring practices.

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