Event: Diversifying the Teacher Workforce Briefing
Channel: Learning Policy Institute
Date: 2018-04-23

At this briefing on April 19, 2018, speakers discussed a new report from the Learning Policy Institute, Diversifying the Teaching Profession: Barriers to Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color and How to Overcome Them. The report reviews the research on the recruitment and retention of teachers of color, examines the current state of teachers of color in the workforce and the factors that affect their recruitment, hiring, and retention, and highlights opportunities for policymakers to grow a stable workforce of teachers of color in their districts and states. Find more information: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/event/diversifying-teacher-workforce-briefing

Speakers:
-Desiree Carver-Thomas, Research and Policy Associate, Learning Policy Institute
-Ameshia Cross, Director of Policy and External Relations, National Black Child Development Institute
-Linda Darling-Hammond, President, Learning Policy Institute
-Ashley Griffin, Interim Director of P-12 Research, Education Trust
-Nia Lesesne, Legislative Aide, Senator Cory Booker
-Jennifer Robinson, Executive Director, Center of Pedagogy, Montclair State University, New Jersey
-Lorén Trull, Senior Policy Advisor, UnidosUS

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