Recruitment and Retention Key in Diversifying Faculty at Public Schools

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Washington — The longstanding demographic mismatch between America’s public school teachers and the students they serve got a fresh airing Tuesday at Howard University, where a panel explored the nature of the problem and discussed a variety of potential solutions.

Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said the lack of diversity among America’s teachers emanates from problems of recruitment and retention.

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