Event: Supporting a Well-Prepared and Diverse Teacher Workforce
Channel: Learning Policy Institute
Date: 01/11/2019

On October 30, 2019, in Washington, DC, the Learning Policy Institute, Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, Center for American Progress, National Black Child Development Institute, Southern Education Foundation, Teach Plus, and UnidosUs, in conjunction with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hosted the briefing, "Supporting a Well-Prepared and Diverse Teacher Workforce," which was sponsored by the Offices of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ).

During this briefing speakers discussed the importance of a well-prepared and diverse teacher workforce, the impact of college affordability and student loan debt on creating a diverse teacher workforce, high-quality pathways into the profession, and federal and state policies that support a well-prepared and diverse teacher workforce.

Learn more: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/event/supporting-well-prepared-and-diverse-teacher-workforce

Presentation slides: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/Teacher_Diversity_briefing_20191030_PRESENTATION.pdf

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