Teacher Diversity and Public Education - Examining Implications for Students, Parents, and Schools

This book tackles one of the most consequential and policy-relevant issues facing K-12 public schools in the United States: ethnoracial diversity among teachers in public schools. The author highlights how a growing diversity gap between students and their teachers exacerbates the existing racial gaps in academic achievement. The author also outlines the effects of teacher diversity in schools on outcomes beyond student test scores and on other stakeholders, including teachers, parents, and schools. Through a systematic examination, the chapters demonstrate the ways that understanding the impacts of teacher diversity on various stakeholders can help bring meaningful policy reform.