While Pennsylvania schools are more diverse than ever, the overwhelming majority of public school teachers are white.
According to the state Department of Education, less than 5% of Pennsylvania teachers are people of color, compared with more than 33% of its students – among the widest gaps in the United States. Only 1% of teachers are Black men.
Increasingly, minority students spend their entire school day without encountering a teacher of color.
But studies show teachers of color can have a crucial impact on minority students.
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